FNUS72 KCAE 171300 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR SRS-TH-STUDY...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 900 AM EDT SUN MAR 17 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EDT ON MARCH 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS TODAY...BUT GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S. POOR DISPERSION LATE TONIGHT AFTER INVERSION SETS UP. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............17 23 29 35 40 43 43 43 44 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................58 63 69 72 74 77 78 79 80 RH...................72 62 53 48 44 40 37 36 35 20 FT WIND DIR.......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND DIR.......230 230 230 230 230 230 230 230 220 20 FT WIND SPD.......5 5 6 6 10 11 12 12 10 20 FT WIND GUST......15 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)........1.0 1.7 2.4 3.1 3.8 4.5 4.8 5.1 5.1 TRANSP WIND DIR......SW W W W W SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD......12 15 17 18 20 20 20 20 20 LVORI................4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............44 44 47 51 63 72 WEATHER COV.......... S CHC WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP.................79 69 65 61 58 56 RH...................35 49 58 70 80 86 20 FT WIND...........SW 8 S 5 S 4 SW 3 SW 3 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST......20 10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........4800 800 600 400 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND.......SW 15 SW 8 SW 9 SW 9 SW 7 SW 6 LVORI................1 2 3 3 4 6 .MONDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............77 83 81 81 85 81 WEATHER COV..........S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE.........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP.................54 54 59 67 73 75 RH...................90 90 80 65 55 52 20 FT WIND...........S 2 S 2 S 3 S 5 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 10 15 10 MIX HGT (FT).........500 600 1800 3000 4200 4300 TRANSPORT WIND.......SW 6 S 7 SW 10 SW 14 SW 17 SW 17 LVORI................6 6 3 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...PETROLITO REQUESTED BY...PAUL VARNEDOE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130317.SRSTH.01/CAE