FNUS72 KCAE 051228 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR SRS COMP 31...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 728 AM EST TUE FEB 5 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON FEBRUARY 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY BUT NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. SOME PATCHY GROUND FOG IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING NEAR RIVERS AND LAKES. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN TONIGHT WITH SOME INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING POSSIBLY LEADING TO PATCHY FOG EAST OF I-20. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH THIS MORNING AND WEST 15-20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE 1000-2000 FEET THIS MORNING AND WILL RISE TO AROUND 4500 FT THIS AFTERNOON. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY LESS THAN 20 MPH BUT WIND GUSTS COULD REACH 25 MPH BETWEEN 2-4 PM THIS AFTERNOON. INVERSION SETTING UP SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET WITH POOR DISPERSION TONIGHT. INCREASING CONFIDENCE IN A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BRINGING SIGNIFICANT RAIN TO THE REGION ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............43 50 56 59 59 56 50 44 38 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................43 51 56 59 62 63 65 65 63 RH...................79 59 47 42 38 38 35 37 39 20 FT WIND DIR.......W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND DIR.......250 250 250 250 250 250 250 260 250 20 FT WIND SPD.......4 5 6 7 8 9 9 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST......5 10 10 15 15 20 25 20 15 MIX HGT (KFT)........0.7 1.2 1.9 2.8 3.8 4.1 4.4 4.6 3.1 TRANSP WIND DIR......SW SW SW W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD......9 12 14 16 17 18 20 18 15 LVORI................4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............35 35 36 36 33 19 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................61 55 50 47 45 43 RH...................42 64 80 89 96 100 20 FT WIND...........W 6 SW 4 SW 3 SW 3 SW 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST......10 10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........900 300 200 200 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND.......W 10 SW 3 W 2 W 5 W 5 W 3 LVORI................2 3 5 6 8 10 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............5 2 1 1 1 3 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................42 43 53 62 67 68 RH...................100 89 59 41 33 32 20 FT WIND...........NW 2 NW 2 N 3 N 4 N 4 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT).........200 500 1200 2800 4000 4300 TRANSPORT WIND.......NW 3 NW 5 N 7 NW 6 NW 5 W 5 LVORI................10 6 3 2 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...HAWKS REQUESTED BY...MARK FRIZZELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130205.SRSCO.01/CAE