FNUS72 KCAE 241533
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR SRS COMP 11...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
1033 AM EST THU JAN 24 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EST ON JANUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A MOISTURE STARVED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA
BY 1 PM. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH BETWEEN 2 PM AND 3 PM.
MIN RH WILL BE 25 TO 30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT WILL BE NEAR 3500 FEET.
FORECAST 20 FT WIND SPEEDS MAY BE ON THE LOW SIDE THIS AFTERNOON.
AT ANY RATE...EXPECT WIND GUSTS 20 TO 25 MPH...DIMINISHING AFTER 5 PM.
THE NOCTURNAL INVERSION WILL SET UP BY 6 PM.

.TODAY...
TIME (EST)          1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%)..............6   7   11  12  9
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........
TEMP.................59  59  58  55  52
RH...................37  30  27  27  29
20 FT WIND DIR.......NW  N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND DIR.......320 340 000 010 020
20 FT WIND SPD.......8   8   8   8   7
20 FT WIND GUST......20  20  20  20  15
MIX HGT (KFT)........3.3 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.1
TRANSP WIND DIR......NW  NW  N   N   N
TRANSP WIND SPD......22  21  20  18  16
LVORI................1   1   1   1   1

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)..............3      3      11     18     26     50
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.................49     42     36     32     31     30
RH...................31     34     38     45     47     49
20 FT WIND...........NE 7   NE 7   NE 7   E 6    E 5    E 5
20 FT WIND GUST......15     15     15     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT).........300    300    300    300    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND.......NE 15  NE 12  NE 10  E 9    E 9    E 9
LVORI................2      2      2      2      2      2

.FRIDAY...
TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%)..............75     82     87     91     93     95
WEATHER COV..........                     CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
TEMP.................30     31     35     39     42     43
RH...................46     47     47     52     60     73
20 FT WIND...........E 5    E 5    E 5    SE 5   S 5    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST......10     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT).........300    500    800    1200   1400   1400
TRANSPORT WIND.......E 9    E 9    E 10   SE 10  SE 13  S 13
LVORI................2      2      2      2      2      3

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FORECASTER...MORRISON
REQUESTED BY...MARK FRIZZELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130124.SRSCO.01/CAE