FNUS72 KCAE 261257 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR SRS SP 13-57-37...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 857 AM EDT SAT MAY 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MAY 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER-LEVEL PRESSURE RIDGE BE OVER THE REGION THROUGH TODAY..SO DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED. SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL DEVELOPING OFFSHORE WILL TRACK SOUTHWEST TOWARD THE GEORGIA AND NORTH FLORIDA COASTLINE. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE REGION SUNDAY AND MONDAY. SURFACE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH THIS MORNING BUT WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE 2000 TO 3000 FEET THIS MORNING BUT WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 5000 FEET BETWEEN 3 PM AND 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON. THE MORNING INVERSION IS EXPECTED TO BREAK BETWEEN 930 AM AND 10 AM THIS MORNING. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE 60 TO 70 PERCENT THIS MORNING BUT WILL LOWER TO NEAR 35 PERCENT BY 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON. THE EVENING INVERSION WILL SET UP AROUND 8 PM. BREEZY CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP. WIDESPREAD FOG IS NOT FORECAST TONIGHT DUE TO MIXING. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............17 20 23 26 27 28 29 30 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................78 83 86 90 93 94 94 94 RH...................74 63 57 50 46 44 43 43 20 FT WIND DIR.......N NE NE NE N NE NE NE 20 FT WIND DIR.......020 030 030 030 020 030 030 030 20 FT WIND SPD.......5 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST......10 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)........1.8 2.5 3.1 3.7 4.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 TRANSP WIND DIR......N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE TRANSP WIND SPD......12 15 18 22 22 23 23 22 LVORI................3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............31 32 37 44 49 51 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................93 85 79 75 72 69 RH...................44 57 69 76 81 87 20 FT WIND...........NE 7 NE 6 NE 5 NE 5 NE 5 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST......20 15 10 10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT).........4200 3900 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND.......NE 20 NE 14 NE 14 NE 14 N 15 N 15 LVORI................1 1 3 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...HAWKS REQUESTED BY...JAMIE ATKINS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120526.SRSSP.01/CAE