FNUS72 KCAE 081219 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR SRS COMP 78...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 719 AM EST FRI MAR 8 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING THEN BEGIN MOVING AWAY FROM THE AREA. THIS WILL KEEP MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS IN THE FORECAST...ALONG WITH AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BETWEEN 25 AND 30 PERCENT. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE IN FROM THE WEST ON MONDAY SPREADING INCREASING CHANCES OF RAIN ACROSS THE AREA FOR LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE MORNING INVERSION WILL BREAK AROUND 9 AM. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE NORTHEAST 5-10 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING BUT WILL BE NORTH 10-15 MPH BY IGNITION TIME AND FOR THE REST OF THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE 1000-2000 FEET BY IGNITION TIME BUT WILL INCREASE TO 4000-5000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 25-27 PERCENT RANGE BUT IF IT DOES DROP BELOW 25 PERCENT...IT WILL ONLY BE FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME LESS THAN ONE HOUR EITHER AROUND 3 OR 4 PM. THE EVENING INVERSION WILL SET UP AROUND 8 PM. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................47 51 54 57 59 60 61 59 RH...................42 36 32 29 28 27 27 30 20 FT WIND DIR.......N N N N N N N N 20 FT WIND DIR.......020 010 010 010 010 010 010 010 20 FT WIND SPD.......5 5 5 5 5 4 3 2 20 FT WIND GUST......10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)........2.2 2.9 3.5 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.8 4.3 TRANSP WIND DIR......N N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD......12 13 14 14 14 13 12 10 LVORI................2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................57 48 43 39 36 34 RH...................34 49 60 70 75 78 20 FT WIND...........N 2 N 2 N 2 NE 2 NE 2 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........2600 800 500 300 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND.......N 9 N 8 N 8 N 8 N 8 N 7 LVORI................2 2 2 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...HAWKS REQUESTED BY...CHRIS HOBSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130308.SRSCO.01/CAE