FNUS72 KCAE 281417 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR CHERAW STATE PARK...SOUTH CAROLINA FORESTRY COMMISSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 917 AM EST THU FEB 28 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SHOULD BE A DECENT DAY FOR BURNING IN REGARDS TO RELATIVE HUMIDIFIES AND TEMPERATURES. MINIMUM RH VALUES SHOULD DROP DOWN TO AROUND 30 PERCENT. ONE ISSUE THROUGH THE DAY MAY BE IN REGARDS TO THE SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE OUT OF THE WEST THROUGH THE DAY...BUT THEY ARE FORECAST TO BE GUSTY AT TIMES FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SOME GUSTS MAY TOP OUT AROUND 30 MPH. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE WSW AROUND 15 KNOTS BY THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHTS GENERALLY AROUND 3-4KFT THROUGH LATE MORNING AS THE MORNING INVERSION WEAKENS...THEN INCREASING TO NEAR 5KFT DURING THE PEAK HEATING OF THE AFTERNOON. THE NIGHT-TIME INVERSION WILL SET UP SHORTLY BEFORE SUNSET THIS EVENING. AT THIS POINT IN TIME FOG DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A BIG ISSUE TONIGHT. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............30 15 0 0 0 0 6 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................50 52 54 56 57 57 56 RH...................46 41 36 32 30 30 31 20 FT WIND DIR.......W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND DIR.......270 270 270 270 270 280 280 20 FT WIND SPD.......11 11 12 12 11 11 10 20 FT WIND GUST......25 25 30 30 30 30 25 MIX HGT (KFT)........4.3 4.9 5.4 6.0 6.4 6.0 4.8 TRANSP WIND DIR......W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD......16 17 18 21 22 23 24 LVORI................1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............15 24 21 24 24 25 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................53 45 41 38 36 34 RH...................35 50 59 67 71 72 20 FT WIND...........W 7 W 5 W 5 W 4 W 4 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST......20 10 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........3000 400 700 600 400 300 TRANSPORT WIND.......W 24 W 21 NW 16 NW 14 NW 12 W 8 LVORI................1 2 2 3 3 3 .FRIDAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............27 30 40 58 63 67 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................32 35 43 49 53 54 RH...................77 69 55 41 34 32 20 FT WIND...........W 3 W 4 NW 6 W 5 W 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT).........BLW100 1600 5000 6000 6300 5800 TRANSPORT WIND.......W 7 NW 8 NW 10 NW 12 W 12 W 13 LVORI................4 3 3 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...LISCINSKY REQUESTED BY...TOM DOOLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130228.CHERA.01/CAE