FNUS72 KCAE 201125 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR SRS_CPT 17...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 725 AM EDT FRI JUL 20 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EDT ON JULY 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A TROUGH ACROSS THE AREA WILL BE A FOCUS FOR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOW THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD FOG TONIGHT WITH FAIR DISPERSION. THE MORNING INVERSION WILL BREAK BY 10 AM. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE 1000-2000 FEET THIS MORNING BUT WILL INCREASE TO 4000-4500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE AROUND 50 PERCENT DUE TO HIGHER MOISTURE AND A CHANCE OF RAIN. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWEST 10-20 MPH. THE CHANCE OF RAIN WILL INCREASE FROM 20 PERCENT THIS MORNING TO 50 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............49 48 48 48 54 54 55 58 61 WEATHER COV..........SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP.................80 83 87 89 91 93 93 93 92 RH...................79 72 63 59 56 52 52 51 52 20 FT WIND DIR.......SW W W W W W W W SW 20 FT WIND DIR.......240 250 250 250 260 260 260 250 240 20 FT WIND SPD.......4 4 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 10 15 15 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)........1.6 2.5 3.4 3.8 4.1 4.5 4.3 4.2 4.1 TRANSP WIND DIR......W W W W W W W W SW TRANSP WIND SPD......6 8 10 12 14 18 18 20 18 LVORI................4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............63 67 68 69 70 67 WEATHER COV..........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE.........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP.................90 85 80 77 75 73 RH...................56 65 79 87 90 97 20 FT WIND...........SW 8 SW 6 SW 5 SW 3 SW 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST......20 15 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........3600 900 400 200 200 300 TRANSPORT WIND.......SW 18 SW 13 SW 9 SW 7 SW 7 SW 6 LVORI................1 3 4 5 6 8 .SATURDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............62 61 59 57 56 64 WEATHER COV..........S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE.........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP.................72 73 79 84 87 87 RH...................100 97 82 70 61 59 20 FT WIND...........S 3 SW 4 SW 6 SW 7 SW 8 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST......5 10 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT).........400 700 2000 2900 3400 3100 TRANSPORT WIND.......SW 7 SW 8 SW 8 SW 9 SW 16 SW 17 LVORI................9 7 4 3 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...HAWKS REQUESTED BY...PAUL VARNEDOE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120720.SRS_C.01/CAE