FNUS72 KCAE 211140 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR SRS CPT 17...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 740 AM EDT SAT JUL 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON JULY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY AND UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL SLIP SOUTH INTO THE REGION TODAY. THIS...ALONG WITH ABUNDANT ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE...WILL PROMOTE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. THE BOUNDARY WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH SUNDAY WHILE A BERMUDA HIGH BUILDS WEST INTO OUR REGION. THIS WILL LEAD TO LESS THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE SUNDAY. EXPECT LOW LEVEL SW WINDS THROUGH THE PERIOD... WITH SLIGHTLY LESS WIND SUNDAY THAN SATURDAY. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE 1000-2000 FEET THIS MORNING AND 4000-5000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. LOWEST AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE AROUND 55 PERCENT DUE TO HIGHER MOISTURE VALUES. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............66 63 61 56 57 57 57 57 57 WEATHER COV..........CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP.................78 81 84 86 88 89 89 89 88 RH...................82 74 70 65 61 59 59 59 59 20 FT WIND DIR.......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND DIR.......220 230 240 230 230 230 230 230 230 20 FT WIND SPD.......5 5 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST......10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)........0.8 1.5 2.1 2.8 3.5 3.8 4.2 4.7 5.1 TRANSP WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD......15 15 15 15 15 13 13 13 13 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............59 65 64 63 55 49 WEATHER COV..........CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE.........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP.................87 82 79 77 75 74 RH...................61 72 82 87 90 90 20 FT WIND...........SW 5 W 3 SW 2 SW 2 S 2 S 1 20 FT WIND GUST......10 10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........4200 500 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND.......SW 12 W 8 SW 6 SW 6 S 6 S 6 LVORI................1 3 4 6 6 6 .SUNDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............47 55 55 55 56 55 WEATHER COV.......... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP.................73 75 83 90 94 94 RH...................93 90 72 58 49 51 20 FT WIND...........S 0 SW 1 W 2 W 4 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT).........300 500 1700 3300 4500 5400 TRANSPORT WIND.......S 6 SW 6 SW 7 SW 9 SW 10 SW 10 LVORI................6 6 3 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...HAWKS REQUESTED BY...PAUL VARNEDOE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120721.SRSCP.01/CAE