FNUS72 KCAE 211356 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR SRS SMOKE COMP 16 8...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 856 AM EST MON JAN 21 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON JANUARY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...BELIEVE THE INVERSION WILL PERSIST UNTIL AROUND 1100 AM. EXPECT LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS UNTIL THAT TIME. WINDS WILL BE WEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER 11 AM. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE FROM THE WEST AROUND 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THE INVERSION WILL SET UP AGAIN AROUND SUNSET WHICH IS ABOUT 549 PM. WE DO NOT EXPECT FOG TONIGHT BECAUSE OF THE DRY AIR MASS AND SOME WIND ASSOCIATED WITH A DRY COLD FRONT. A PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING IS CAUSING THE STRONG INVERSION AND LIGHT WIND. THE RIDGE WILL BE MOVING SOUTHWARD TODAY AHEAD OF A DRY COLD FRONT. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING AND HELP MAINTAIN SOME WIND THROUGH THE NIGHT. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................41 47 52 56 59 61 63 63 60 RH...................76 63 50 42 34 31 27 26 29 20 FT WIND DIR.......NW NW W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND DIR.......320 300 280 270 260 270 270 270 260 20 FT WIND SPD.......2 3 4 5 6 6 8 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 10 10 15 20 20 20 17 MIX HGT (KFT)........0.3 0.5 1.0 2.1 2.6 4.0 4.6 4.6 4.2 TRANSP WIND DIR......SE S W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD......3 3 6 9 15 20 22 22 18 LVORI................4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................55 46 40 37 35 32 RH...................35 51 62 67 66 69 20 FT WIND...........W 6 W 6 W 5 NW 5 NW 5 NW 4 20 FT WIND GUST......10 10 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT).........500 500 400 400 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND.......W 13 W 7 NW 9 NW 14 NW 16 NW 16 LVORI................2 2 3 3 3 3 .TUESDAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............0 1 2 3 5 6 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................32 32 38 44 48 49 RH...................66 63 46 32 24 23 20 FT WIND...........NW 4 NW 5 NW 6 NW 7 NW 7 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST......10 10 10 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT).........200 800 1900 3000 3300 3300 TRANSPORT WIND.......NW 16 NW 16 NW 16 NW 16 NW 16 NW 16 LVORI................3 3 1 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...LINTON REQUESTED BY...MARK FRIZZELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130121.SRSSM.01/CAE