FNUS72 KCAE 201359 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR SRS C-79...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 959 AM EDT WED MAR 20 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MARCH 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED WEST OF THE AREA WILL FEED DRY AIR DOWN INTO THE AREA TODAY. ANOTHER REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...WITH WINDS INCREASING AS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AS IT MOVES THROUGH. COOL AND DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL INITIALLY BE FROM THE NORTHEAST BUT WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH WIND SPEEDS AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH. SURFACE WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. AFTERNOON RH LEVELS WILL DROP INTO THE LOWER 20S AND UPPER TEENS BOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE MUCH STRONGER THURSDAY. .REST OF TODAY... TIME (EDT) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............87 88 88 76 51 38 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................57 59 61 62 62 62 RH...................29 27 25 24 24 25 20 FT WIND DIR.......NE E E E SE S 20 FT WIND DIR.......060 070 080 100 130 160 20 FT WIND SPD.......4 4 4 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST......10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)........3.2 3.5 3.9 4.8 5.6 5.4 TRANSP WIND DIR......E E SE S SW W TRANSP WIND SPD......12 9 8 10 14 15 LVORI................1 1 2 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............30 5 2 2 3 1 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................62 54 48 43 41 39 RH...................26 40 49 60 62 64 20 FT WIND...........S 4 W 4 W 5 W 6 W 7 NW 7 20 FT WIND GUST......10 5 10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT).........3900 900 700 500 400 400 TRANSPORT WIND.......W 15 W 12 W 10 W 14 NW 20 NW 18 LVORI................1 2 2 3 2 2 .THURSDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............0 2 0 1 4 5 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................37 35 41 48 52 54 RH...................64 61 39 25 20 18 20 FT WIND...........NW 6 W 6 NW 9 NW 10 W 10 W 11 20 FT WIND GUST......15 15 20 25 25 25 MIX HGT (FT).........300 1800 3300 4300 5000 5200 TRANSPORT WIND.......NW 18 NW 20 NW 21 NW 21 NW 22 NW 22 LVORI................2 2 2 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...PETROLITO/CHERRY REQUESTED BY...PAUL VARNEDOE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130320.SRSC7.01/CAE