FNUS72 KCAE 011126 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR SRS C-18 RCW...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 726 AM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MAY 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OFFSHORE WILL DIRECT A SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW INTO THE FORECAST AREA. WHEN THE INVERSION BREAKS AROUND 900 AM THERE MAY BE SOME GUSTS NEAR 15 MPH. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN ABOVE 25 PERCENT TODAY. THE MOISTURE WILL REMAIN SHALLOW WITH MID-LEVEL CAPPING. THEREFORE...THE THUNDERSTORM CHANCE APPEARS VERY LOW. A PERIOD OF LOW CLOUDS AND FOG MAY DEVELOP AGAIN LATE TONIGHT... MAINLY AFTER 400 AM. IT WILL MORE LIKELY BE STRATUS INSTEAD OF FOG. LVORI VALUES ARE FORECAST TO BE MODERATE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY BECAUSE OF THE UNCERTAINTY OF STRATUS VERSUS FOG. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............72 54 45 41 34 30 31 33 34 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................72 76 81 84 86 87 88 89 89 RH...................78 71 61 54 49 45 42 41 40 20 FT WIND DIR.......S S SW SW S S S S S 20 FT WIND DIR.......180 200 210 210 200 200 200 190 180 20 FT WIND SPD.......2 2 4 6 6 6 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)........1.0 1.5 2.3 3.4 4.4 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 TRANSP WIND DIR......S SW SW SW SW SW S S S TRANSP WIND SPD......5 6 7 7 8 8 10 12 13 LVORI................3 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............30 20 18 24 21 26 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................89 81 73 69 66 64 RH...................42 55 71 78 87 87 20 FT WIND...........S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 3 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST......15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT).........5500 1300 900 800 400 300 TRANSPORT WIND.......S 13 S 9 S 7 S 6 S 6 S 5 LVORI................1 2 3 4 5 5 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............31 35 26 27 27 25 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................62 64 76 84 88 90 RH...................93 93 60 45 39 36 20 FT WIND...........S 2 SW 2 SW 2 SW 3 S 3 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST......10 5 10 10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT).........200 600 2300 3700 4500 5400 TRANSPORT WIND.......SW 5 SW 5 SW 7 SW 5 SW 3 S 5 LVORI................6 6 3 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...LINTON REQUESTED BY...JAMIE ATKINS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120501.SRSC1.01/CAE