FNUS72 KCAE 281134
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR CSNWR RX 02 28 2013...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
634 AM EST THU FEB 28 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON FEBRUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LARGE BROAD UPPER LOW OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL
INFLUENCE THE WEATHER PATTERN FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS WILL
ALLOW A WEAK FAST MOVING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST
ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL COVER
THE AREA TODAY WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS EXPECTED. CONDITIONS WILL
BE BREEZY TODAY WITH WESTERLY TRANSPORT WINDS 25-30 MPH. THE
LOWEST AFTERNOON RHS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE 25 PERCENT BUT
COULD BE AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT BETWEEN 3 AND 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE 2000-3000 FEET THIS MORNING AND WILL
INCREASE TO 5000-6000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. THE MORNING INVERSION
WILL BREAK AROUND 9-10 AM. THE NIGHT-TIME INVERSION WILL SET UP
AROUND 8-9 PM THIS EVENING. DRY AIR TONIGHT WILL INHIBIT FOG
FORMATION.

.TODAY...
TIME (EST)          9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%)..............33  35  38  50  52  45  41  37  32
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........
TEMP.................42  46  50  52  54  56  57  57  56
RH...................61  53  45  40  36  33  31  30  31
20 FT WIND DIR.......W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND DIR.......260 270 270 260 260 270 270 270 280
20 FT WIND SPD.......6   10  11  12  12  12  12  11  10
20 FT WIND GUST......15  20  25  30  30  30  30  30  25
MIX HGT (KFT)........3.1 4.5 5.1 5.4 5.5 6.1 6.4 6.2 4.6
TRANSP WIND DIR......W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
TRANSP WIND SPD......14  17  18  18  18  20  21  22  22
LVORI................2   2   1   1   1   1   1   1   1

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)..............28     25     22     25     25     26
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.................53     45     41     38     36     34
RH...................35     50     59     65     68     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).........2500   400    700    600    500    300
TRANSPORT WIND.......W 21   W 22   NW 22  NW 17  NW 12  W 8
LVORI................1      2      2      3      3      3

$$
FORECASTER...HAWKS
REQUESTED BY...MARK PARKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130228.CSNWR.01/CAE