FNUS72 KCAE 171558 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT 53SP_SRS...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 1158 AM EDT MON SEP 17 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MOIST SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. AIRMASS SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE WITH WEAK ISENTROPIC LIFT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALREADY DEVELOPING. EXPECT SCATTERED SHOWERS TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE. RAIN CHANCES INCREASING LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............48 52 49 50 56 59 WEATHER COV..........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC WEATHER TYPE.........RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP.................86 86 86 87 87 87 RH...................60 59 57 55 53 53 20 FT WIND DIR.......S S S S S S 20 FT WIND DIR.......180 170 170 170 170 160 20 FT WIND SPD.......4 5 5 6 6 7 20 FT WIND GUST......5 10 10 10 10 15 MIX HGT (KFT)........3.7 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.4 4.4 TRANSP WIND DIR......S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD......10 13 14 15 17 18 LVORI................3 1 3 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM TEMP.................85 80 78 76 75 74 RH...................57 69 74 79 82 87 20 FT WIND...........S 5 SE 6 SE 6 SE 7 SE 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST......10 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT).........4400 1500 1200 800 500 500 TRANSPORT WIND.......S 20 S 22 S 21 S 20 S 17 S 18 LVORI................1 3 3 4 4 4 .TUESDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............100 100 97 97 97 95 WEATHER COV..........LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE.........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP.................73 73 76 79 81 80 RH...................90 90 85 77 73 71 20 FT WIND...........S 6 S 6 SW 7 SW 8 SW 8 SW 8 20 FT WIND GUST......15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT).........500 500 2000 2700 3100 3000 TRANSPORT WIND.......S 18 S 20 S 22 SW 25 SW 25 SW 24 LVORI................4 4 4 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...MORRISON REQUESTED BY...PAUL VARNEDOE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120917.CPT53.01/CAE