FNUS72 KCAE 222050
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR PATTERSON BRANCH FIRE...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
350 PM EST TUE JAN 22 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1534 EST ON JANUARY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL OF THE AREA
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A STRONG INVERSION WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT WITH
MIXING HEIGHTS OF 200 FEET OR LESS. WITH THE INVERSION WINDS
OVERNIGHT WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE WITH TRANSPORT WINDS OF 8 MPH
OR LESS. TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL ALSO DROP QUICKLY WITH SUNSET
WITH 40 DEGREES AROUND 8PM AND AN OVERNIGHT LOW IN THE MID 20S.
WITH A DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE FOG IS NOT EXPECTED TONIGHT. ON
WEDNESDAY WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE WITH SUNRISE...BECOMING
WESTERLY AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH BY MID MORNING WITH AN
AFTERNOON MIXING HEIGHT AROUND 2400 FEET.

.REST OF TODAY...
TIME (EST)          3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%)..............0   0   0
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........
TEMP.................54  53  51
RH...................21  22  24
20 FT WIND DIR.......W   W   W
20 FT WIND DIR.......290 280 280
20 FT WIND SPD.......7   7   6
20 FT WIND GUST......15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)........3.6 3.6 3.3
TRANSP WIND DIR......NW  W   W
TRANSP WIND SPD......15  14  12
LVORI................1   1   1

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)..............0      2      2      3      9      3
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.................48     41     33     31     29     27
RH...................26     39     58     63     69     71
20 FT WIND...........W 5    W 3    W 3    W 3    W 3    W 2
20 FT WIND GUST......10     5      5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT).........700    300    200    200    200    200
TRANSPORT WIND.......W 10   W 8    W 8    W 7    W 6    W 5
LVORI................2      2      3      3      3      3

.WEDNESDAY...
TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%)..............5      5      4      4      4      3
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.................27     28     38     47     53     54
RH...................71     66     42     31     26     27
20 FT WIND...........W 2    NW 2   NW 4   W 5    W 5    W 6
20 FT WIND GUST......5      5      5      10     10     15
MIX HGT (FT).........200    1000   2200   3100   3400   3400
TRANSPORT WIND.......W 3    W 5    W 6    W 9    W 13   W 14
LVORI................3      3      2      2      1      1

$$
FORECASTER...PROUD
REQUESTED BY...MARK FRIZZELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130122.PATTE.01/CAE