FNUS72 KCAE 041346 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR FTG_3401_TA35...DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 846 AM EST MON MAR 4 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE AREA TODAY WITH LIGHT WEST WINDS SLOWLY BACKING TO SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE 25 PERCENT OR LESS THIS AFTERNOON BETWEEN 1PM AND 5PM WITH MINIMUM VALUES AROUND 21 PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE WESTERLY AROUND 10 MPH. CLOUDS WILL BEGIN INCREASING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WHICH WILL ARRIVE ON TUESDAY. AN INVERSION WILL DEVELOP WITH SUNSET RESULTING IN SURFACE WINDS BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AROUND 5PM. FOG IS NOT EXPECTED TONIGHT. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............11 15 19 21 24 31 37 44 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................43 48 51 54 55 57 58 57 RH...................38 32 28 25 23 22 21 24 20 FT WIND DIR.......W W W W W W SW SW 20 FT WIND DIR.......280 280 270 270 260 250 240 220 20 FT WIND SPD.......3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST......8 9 10 10 10 10 8 5 MIX HGT (KFT)........2.1 2.6 3.0 3.3 3.6 3.7 3.5 2.7 TRANSP WIND DIR......W W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD......8 8 10 11 11 11 10 9 LVORI................2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............50 55 61 67 70 76 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................55 49 45 43 41 39 RH...................27 39 47 53 62 72 20 FT WIND...........SW 3 S 3 S 3 S 3 S 4 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........1600 300 300 300 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND.......SW 8 SW 5 SW 3 S 5 S 6 S 7 LVORI................2 2 2 2 3 3 .TUESDAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............83 86 91 96 97 99 WEATHER COV.......... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP.................38 42 53 61 65 67 RH...................81 80 59 50 46 45 20 FT WIND...........S 3 S 5 SW 6 SW 8 SW 10 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST......5 10 15 15 20 20 MIX HGT (FT).........300 900 2000 3200 3700 3300 TRANSPORT WIND.......S 7 S 10 SW 17 SW 23 SW 26 SW 25 LVORI................4 4 2 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...PROUD REQUESTED BY...ALLEN BRASWELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130304.FTG_3.01/CAE