FNUS72 KCAE 211308 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR CSNWR RX 02 21 2012...CAROLINA SANDHILLS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 808 AM EST THU FEB 21 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON FEBRUARY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. RH VALUES EXPECTED TO DROP QUICKLY THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS AND FALL BELOW 25 PERCENT AROUND 1 PM. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD PREVAIL OUT OF THE NORTHEAST TODAY BUT ALSO REMAIN AROUND 5 TO 8 MPH. LOWER CONFIDENCE IN WIND DIRECTION STAYING STEADY DUE TO HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE AS WIND COULD BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE SLOW TO RISE THIS MORNING BUT SHOULD RISE TO AROUND 2500 FT. INVERSION SHOULD SET UP SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. FOG IS NOT EXPECTED TONIGHT. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............3 4 3 1 0 10 30 40 47 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................37 42 47 51 55 57 58 58 57 RH...................46 36 30 26 24 22 22 25 25 20 FT WIND DIR.......NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E 20 FT WIND DIR.......050 060 060 050 050 060 070 080 080 20 FT WIND SPD.......3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST......10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)........0.9 1.3 1.7 2.1 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.0 TRANSP WIND DIR......NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E TRANSP WIND SPD......9 9 9 9 9 9 10 9 7 LVORI................2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............63 78 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.......... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP.................53 47 44 42 40 40 RH...................32 49 57 62 67 70 20 FT WIND...........E 3 E 3 E 3 E 4 E 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST......10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT).........1400 600 500 500 400 400 TRANSPORT WIND.......E 5 SE 2 E 5 E 9 E 13 NE 14 LVORI................2 2 2 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...COLEMAN REQUESTED BY...MARK PARKER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130221.CSNWR.01/CAE