FNUS72 KCAE 091246 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR C-259...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 746 AM EST SAT MAR 9 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EST ON MARCH 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN CONTROL OF THE BURN AREA TODAY ALONG WITH LIGHT WINDS. PREDOMINATE SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION WILL BE EASTERLY TODAY...HOWEVER DUE TO A WEAK GRADIENT ACROSS THE REGION MAY BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT TIMES. VENT RATE WILL BE AROUND 28000. MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE AROUND 25 PERCENT BETWEEN 2 AND 4 PM. AN INVERSION WILL DEVELOP WITH SUNSET AND WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS OVERNIGHT DISPERSION WILL BE POOR. IF POSSIBLE...PLEASE PROVIDE US WITH FORECAST FEEDBACK USING THE WEBPAGE FROM WHICH YOU MADE THE REQUEST. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM TEMP.................33 41 47 53 57 60 63 64 65 64 RH...................78 57 45 38 33 31 29 28 28 30 20 FT WIND DIR.......NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E 20 FT WIND DIR.......060 060 060 060 060 070 070 080 090 100 20 FT WIND SPD.......2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)........1.1 1.7 2.3 2.7 3.1 3.5 3.7 3.9 4.0 3.8 TRANSP WIND DIR......NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E TRANSP WIND SPD......7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 LVORI................4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM TEMP.................61 53 48 45 42 40 RH...................33 48 60 70 79 85 20 FT WIND...........E 2 SE 2 SE 2 SE 2 SE 2 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........2300 700 500 300 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND.......SE 5 SE 5 SE 3 E 3 E 3 E 3 LVORI................2 2 3 3 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...COLEMAN REQUESTED BY...W E HAMMOND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130309.C259_.02/CAE