FNUS72 KCAE 121128 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR SRS C-17 RCW...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 728 AM EDT SAT MAY 12 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MAY 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE SLIDING OFFSHORE TODAY AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE WESTERN GULF STATES. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AROUND 7 MPH PUSHING INCREASING MOISTURE INTO THE BURN AREA. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE AROUND 38 PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS TODAY WILL BE EASTERLY AND BEGIN SHIFTING TO SOUTHEAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH SPEEDS AROUND 10 MPH. TONIGHT THE TRANSPORT WIND SPEEDS WILL LOWER TO 5 TO 7 MPH AS AN INVERSION DEVELOPS AND LOWERS TO AROUND 300 FEET. RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT...HOWEVER FOG IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............48 50 52 54 56 56 59 64 69 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................68 72 75 77 79 79 80 80 80 RH...................69 60 53 48 45 42 38 40 44 20 FT WIND DIR.......E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND DIR.......110 130 150 140 140 140 140 140 140 20 FT WIND SPD.......3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 10 10 10 10 11 11 10 MIX HGT (KFT)........2.3 2.9 3.6 4.2 4.8 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 TRANSP WIND DIR......SE SE E E E E E E SE TRANSP WIND SPD......8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 LVORI................3 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............74 82 80 77 75 78 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................78 74 68 65 62 60 RH...................46 56 68 75 87 87 20 FT WIND...........SE 6 SE 5 SE 4 E 2 E 2 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST......10 10 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........5400 500 400 300 300 400 TRANSPORT WIND.......SE 9 SE 8 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 SE 7 LVORI................1 2 3 4 6 6 .SUNDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............83 86 89 92 95 97 WEATHER COV.......... S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP.................59 60 67 72 75 76 RH...................93 100 84 68 60 60 20 FT WIND...........SE 2 SE 2 SE 3 E 4 E 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT).........500 600 1900 4300 4300 4600 TRANSPORT WIND.......SE 7 SE 7 SE 9 SE 10 SE 10 SE 9 LVORI................6 9 4 1 2 1 $$ FORECASTER...PROUD REQUESTED BY...JAMIE ATKINS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120512.SRSC1.01/CAE