FNUS72 KCAE 091229 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR SRS COMP 3...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 729 AM EST SAT MAR 9 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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 MAINLY EASTERLY 7-8 MPH 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. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............0 4 11 18 22 23 25 26 26 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................42 49 54 59 62 65 66 67 65 RH...................60 44 36 32 28 27 27 27 30 20 FT WIND DIR.......NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E 20 FT WIND DIR.......060 060 060 060 060 060 070 080 090 20 FT WIND SPD.......3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)........1.5 2.1 2.6 3.1 3.5 3.7 3.9 4.0 3.8 TRANSP WIND DIR......NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E TRANSP WIND SPD......8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 LVORI................3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............25 25 28 31 33 40 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................62 53 47 44 41 38 RH...................35 52 68 79 89 96 20 FT WIND...........E 2 E 2 E 2 E 2 E 2 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........2300 700 500 300 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND.......E 6 E 6 E 5 E 5 E 5 E 5 LVORI................2 2 3 4 6 8 .SUNDAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............46 49 52 56 56 55 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................36 41 55 64 70 72 RH...................100 85 55 43 38 38 20 FT WIND...........E 2 E 2 E 3 SE 4 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT).........100 900 2000 3100 3700 3900 TRANSPORT WIND.......E 5 E 6 E 8 SE 9 S 10 S 10 LVORI................9 5 3 2 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...HAWKS REQUESTED BY...MARK FRIZZELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130309.SRSCO.01/CAE