FNUS72 KCAE 011453 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR BURN UNITS 5001-04 AIA...DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 953 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BURN AREA BY 11AM. BEHIND THE FRONT WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWESTERLY AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH AND A RAPID DROP IN DEWPOINTS RESULTING IN RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING TO AROUND 20 PERCENT BY NOON. MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE AROUND 15 PERCENT WITH OVERNIGHT RECOVERY EXPECTED AROUND 60 PERCENT. WINDS WILL BE STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH MIDDAY AND GRADUAL SLOWING TREND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. AN INVERSION WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT LOWERING TO AROUND 600 FEET BY 8PM AND AS WINDS GREATLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT REACHING 200 FEET BY 4AM. WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL BE NORTHWESTERLY THEN BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE NEAR SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............12 9 4 2 2 1 1 0 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................43 45 45 46 48 48 47 47 RH...................35 25 21 19 17 16 16 19 20 FT WIND DIR.......NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND DIR.......290 310 310 310 310 310 310 310 20 FT WIND SPD.......14 14 13 12 11 10 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST......25 25 25 23 21 20 15 12 MIX HGT (KFT)........3.4 3.7 3.8 3.8 4.0 4.1 4.2 3.0 TRANSP WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD......28 27 27 25 22 20 17 15 LVORI................1 1 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 1 3 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................45 37 33 30 28 26 RH...................23 33 41 46 50 55 20 FT WIND...........NW 5 NW 4 NW 3 NW 2 NW 2 SE 1 20 FT WIND GUST......10 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........1300 600 500 300 300 200 TRANSPORT WIND.......NW 13 NW 9 NW 6 NW 5 N 3 NE 3 LVORI................2 2 2 2 2 3 .SATURDAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............5 6 8 9 13 28 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................25 26 37 46 52 53 RH...................57 55 37 27 23 26 20 FT WIND...........SE 1 SE 2 S 3 S 4 S 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST...... 5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT).........200 900 1900 2500 2800 3200 TRANSPORT WIND.......SE 3 S 5 S 7 S 9 SW 10 SW 12 LVORI................3 3 2 2 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...PROUD REQUESTED BY...ALLEN BRASWELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130201.BURNU.01/CAE