FNUS72 KCAE 101353
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR FTG_210102...DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
953 AM EDT THU MAY 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MAY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRIER AND COOLER AIR WILL BEGIN FILTERING INTO THE
REGION AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. THE MAXIMUM MIXING
HEIGHT WILL BE NEAR 5700 FEET AROUND 4 OR 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE NORTHWEST NEAR 7 PM THIS AFTERNOON. THE
WIND DIRECTION FOR BOTH SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO BE STEADY FROM THE NORTHWEST. THE LOWEST AFTERNOON RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL BE NEAR 28 PERCENT FROM 4 TO 6 PM BUT IS EXPECTED TO
REMAIN ABOVE 25 PERCENT FOR THE PERIOD. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE
NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. A NIGHT-TIME INVERSION WILL
SET UP AROUND 8 PM THIS EVENING WITH POOR DISPERSION EXPECTED.

.TODAY...
TIME (EDT)          12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%)..............2   5   7   6   5   4
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........
TEMP.................73  75  77  78  78  78
RH...................40  34  31  30  29  29
20 FT WIND DIR.......NW  NW  NW  NW  N   N
20 FT WIND DIR.......330 330 330 330 340 340
20 FT WIND SPD.......5   5   4   4   4   4
20 FT WIND GUST......        10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)........3.8 4.7 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.7
TRANSP WIND DIR......NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
TRANSP WIND SPD......10  9   7   7   7   7
LVORI................1   1   2   2   1   1

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)..............3      0      0      1      2      6
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.................77     73     67     62     59     57
RH...................32     40     50     60     67     69
20 FT WIND...........N 3    N 3    N 3    N 3    N 3    NE 4
20 FT WIND GUST......10     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT).........5600   300    200    200    200    200
TRANSPORT WIND.......NW 7   W 7    NW 3   N 2    N 3    NE 3
LVORI................2      2      2      3      3      3

.FRIDAY...
TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%)..............7      7      12     14     15     14
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.................55     58     68     75     79     80
RH...................77     72     48     37     34     31
20 FT WIND...........NE 4   E 5    E 5    E 5    E 5    E 5
20 FT WIND GUST......10     15     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT).........100    500    2200   3900   5500   5600
TRANSPORT WIND.......NE 5   E 9    E 10   E 10   E 10   E 9
LVORI................4      3      2      1      1      1

$$
FORECASTER...HAWKS
REQUESTED BY...ALLEN BRASWELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120510.FTG_2.01/CAE