FNUS72 KCAE 121415 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR SRS COMP 53...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 915 AM EST SAT JAN 12 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EST ON JANUARY 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH 10 AM UNTIL SOLAR HEATING ELIMINATES THE MORNING INVERSION. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL REMAIN BELOW 1000 FT THROUGH 11AM BUT SHOULD RISE QUICKLY DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON TO A MAX HEIGHT IN THE 3500-4000 FT. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG INVERSION WILL SET UP QUICKLY AT SUNSET NEAR 6 PM THIS EVENING WITH POOR DISPERSION EXPECTED. MORE FOG WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND MAY LAST THROUGH 10 AM SUNDAY MORNING. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............47 48 49 49 47 44 42 41 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................64 68 70 73 74 75 75 74 RH...................86 75 67 64 58 57 55 59 20 FT WIND DIR.......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND DIR.......220 230 240 240 240 230 230 220 20 FT WIND SPD.......3 5 5 6 6 5 5 4 20 FT WIND GUST......5 10 10 15 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)........0.9 1.6 2.4 3.0 3.7 4.2 3.7 2.3 TRANSP WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD......10 12 13 14 14 14 13 10 LVORI................5 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............40 42 50 49 53 61 WEATHER COV.......... PATCHY WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG TEMP.................69 66 62 60 58 57 RH...................67 81 90 93 96 96 20 FT WIND...........S 3 S 2 S 2 S 3 S 3 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........900 400 400 300 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND.......S 8 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 3 LVORI................3 4 6 6 8 8 .SUNDAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............65 64 58 51 49 51 WEATHER COV..........PATCHY WEATHER TYPE.........FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................55 56 65 73 78 79 RH...................100 96 73 59 52 50 20 FT WIND...........S 2 S 2 S 5 S 6 S 6 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT).........200 600 1400 3500 3900 4400 TRANSPORT WIND.......S 3 S 7 SW 14 SW 20 SW 22 SW 20 LVORI................10 8 3 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...HAWKS REQUESTED BY...MARK FRIZZELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130112.SRSCO.01/CAE