FNUS72 KCAE 211318 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR FTG_2603...DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 918 AM EDT MON MAY 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON MAY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WE DO NOT EXPECT THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO DROP BELOW 25 PERCENT. CONFIDENCE IS LOW WITH REGARD TO THE WIND DIRECTION TODAY. IT WILL LIKELY BE NORTH THIS MORNING...AND VARIABLE THIS AFTERNOON. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BE WEAK BETWEEN THE OFFSHORE TROPICAL STORM AND A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............26 26 29 36 39 40 41 41 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................74 79 82 85 87 88 88 88 RH...................55 49 44 41 40 39 40 40 20 FT WIND DIR.......NNE VR VR VR VR VR VR VR 20 FT WIND DIR.......340 VR VR VR VR VR VR VR 20 FT WIND SPD.......2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)........2.4 3.2 3.9 4.4 4.8 5.2 5.2 4.7 TRANSP WIND DIR......N VR VR VR VR VR VR VR TRANSP WIND SPD......5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 LVORI................3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............46 59 58 57 56 57 WEATHER COV.......... S CHC WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP.................87 82 75 71 68 66 RH...................42 49 62 71 78 87 20 FT WIND...........W 2 W 2 W 2 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........3700 1000 700 400 200 100 TRANSPORT WIND.......NW 5 W 2 W 3 SW 6 S 7 SW 6 LVORI................2 2 3 3 4 6 .TUESDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............57 58 60 62 64 62 WEATHER COV..........S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE.........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP.................65 67 76 82 86 87 RH...................93 87 62 51 43 43 20 FT WIND...........W 2 W 2 W 2 W 4 W 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT).........100 600 2600 4300 5300 5600 TRANSPORT WIND.......W 5 W 3 W 6 W 8 SW 10 SW 10 LVORI................6 6 3 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...LINTON REQUESTED BY...ALLEN BRASWELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120521.FTG_2.01/CAE