FNUS72 KCAE 081346
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR SRS COMP 78...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
846 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 WILL BE LESS THAN 25
PERCENT BETWEEN 3 AND 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE LOWEST RH OF
22-23 PERCENT NEAR 4 PM. 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 THE 9 AM. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE
NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING BUT WILL BE NORTH
10-15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL INCREASE TO 4000-5000 FEET THIS
AFTERNOON. THE EVENING INVERSION WILL SET UP AROUND 8 PM.

.REST OF 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  60  61  61  59
RH...................47  39  34  29  25  24  24  27
20 FT WIND DIR.......NE  NE  N   N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND DIR.......050 040 010 000 000 350 340 350
20 FT WIND SPD.......6   6   5   5   5   4   4   3
20 FT WIND GUST......15  15  10  10  10  10  10  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.................55     49     44     40     37     35
RH...................33     46     57     64     69     75
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

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FORECASTER...HAWKS
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS HOBSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130308.SRSCO.01/CAE