FNUS72 KCAE 141140 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 148...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 740 AM EDT SAT APR 14 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EDT ON APRIL 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES AND DRY WEATHER TODAY. AFTERNOON RH VALUES EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT AFTER 1 PM BUT SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE 25 PERCENT. OVERNIGHT DISPERSION WILL BE POOR AS AN INVERSION SHOULD SET UP QUICKLY AFTER SUNSET. FOG SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING BUT THERE IS A CHANCE OF SOME LOW STRATUS CLOUDS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............5 5 5 15 15 15 16 19 20 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................50 57 63 68 72 74 76 77 77 RH...................66 52 43 36 31 29 28 27 28 20 FT WIND DIR.......SW SW SW S S S S S S 20 FT WIND DIR.......220 210 210 200 190 190 190 190 190 20 FT WIND SPD.......2 4 5 6 8 8 8 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST......5 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)........1.5 2.5 3.5 4.1 4.7 5.2 5.7 6.0 5.7 TRANSP WIND DIR......S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD......13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 LVORI................3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............19 15 20 24 28 32 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................76 71 64 60 57 55 RH...................29 38 54 67 77 86 20 FT WIND...........S 6 S 4 S 5 S 4 S 4 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST......10 5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT).........4500 800 500 400 400 500 TRANSPORT WIND.......S 14 S 13 S 9 S 8 S 12 S 12 LVORI................1 2 2 3 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...COLEMAN REQUESTED BY...TODD BENNETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120414.COMPA.01/CAE