FNUS72 KCAE 031148
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 108A...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
748 AM EDT THU MAY 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LITTLE CHANGE EXPECTED TODAY. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE...ALONG WITH A RELATIVELY DRY ATMOSPHERE...WILL
MAINTAIN FAIR AND WARM CONDITIONS. A SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE
WILL REMAIN JUST TO YOUR SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST...PROVIDING YOUR
LOCATION WITH A WSW TO SW WIND THIS MORNING INTO EARLY
AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY BECOMING MORE SOUTHERLY LATE DAY INTO THE
EVENING. THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY. MINIMUM RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED
TO REMAIN ABOVE 30 PERCENT. AS WITH PREVIOUS DAYS...THE BOUNDARY
LAYER WINDS AT YOUR LOCATION ARE EXPECTED TO STAY UP SOME
LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. SO...LOW CLOUDINESS POSSIBLE...BUT
SIGNIFICANT FOG POTENTIAL APPEARS LIMITED AT THIS TIME. SURFACE
WINDS MAY STAY UP JUST ENOUGH TO PROVIDE YOUR LOCATION WITH FAIR
DISPERSION OVERNIGHT.

.TODAY...
TIME (EDT)          10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%)..............36  22  23  23  23  26  32  35
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........
TEMP.................78  82  85  87  89  90  91  91
RH...................56  47  43  40  37  35  34  36
20 FT WIND DIR.......WSW WSW SW  SW  SW  SW  S   S
20 FT WIND DIR.......250 250 240 220 210 210 200 200
20 FT WIND SPD.......4   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST......6   8   10  10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)........1.8 2.4 3.0 3.5 4.0 5.0 5.5 5.5
TRANSP WIND DIR......SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  S
TRANSP WIND SPD......8   8   8   7   7   8   8   9
LVORI................3   2   2   2   2   1   1   1

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)..............35     36     37     37     38     38
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.................90     84     76     72     68     66
RH...................37     44     58     66     76     84
20 FT WIND...........S 4    S 2    S 3    S 4    S 4    SW 4
20 FT WIND GUST......5      10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT).........5500   700    500    400    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND.......S 9    S 9    S 10   S 10   SW 10  SW 9
LVORI................1      2      3      3      4      5

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FORECASTER...MILLER
REQUESTED BY...TODD BENNETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120503.COMPA.02/CAE