FNUS72 KCAE 051427
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR SRS  COMP 17...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
927 AM EST SAT JAN 5 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EST ON JANUARY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA TODAY WITH NO
PRECIPITATION. COLD START BUT TEMPERATURES SHOULD WARM QUICKLY
AND THE INVERSION SHOULD BREAK BETWEEN 10 AM AND 11 AM.  MIN
RH VALUES AROUND 30 PERCENT.  ANOTHER STRONG INVERSION WILL
SET UP QUICKLY THIS EVENING AND GIVE POOR DISPERSION OVERNIGHT.

.TODAY...
TIME (EST)          10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%)..............21  24  26  29  34  43  47  52
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........
TEMP.................39  45  49  53  55  56  56  54
RH...................60  45  40  36  34  32  32  38
20 FT WIND DIR.......E   E   SE  SE  SE  S   S   S
20 FT WIND DIR.......070 090 120 140 150 160 160 170
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)........0.8 1.5 1.7 2.3 2.7 3.1 3.0 2.8
TRANSP WIND DIR......E   E   E   E   E   SE  S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD......9   9   8   7   7   6   6   5
LVORI................2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)..............61     69     79     86     90     96
WEATHER COV..........                            S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RAIN   RAIN
TEMP.................51     47     42     41     41     41
RH...................44     56     69     72     75     75
20 FT WIND...........S 1    S 0    SW 0   SW 1   W 1    W 1
20 FT WIND GUST......
MIX HGT (FT).........1300   200    200    200    200    200
TRANSPORT WIND.......S 5    SE 3   N 3    E 3    S 5    SW 7
LVORI................2      3      3      3      4      4

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FORECASTER...COLEMAN
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS HOBSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130105.SRSCO.01/CAE