FNUS72 KCAE 211410 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR CSNWR RX 03 21 2013...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 1010 AM EDT THU MAR 21 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...VERY DRY LOW LEVEL AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE REGION TODAY BEHIND A SURFACE TROUGH. RH VALUES ARE ALREADY BEGINNING TO FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT THIS MORNING. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES COULD FALL TO NEAR 15 PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE AROUND 20 MPH TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION TONIGHT...WITH DIMINISHING WINDS. NO FOG EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO DRY AIR. .REST OF TODAY... TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............2 1 1 0 0 0 2 5 6 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................38 39 41 43 46 47 48 49 49 RH...................34 34 31 27 23 22 20 19 18 20 FT WIND DIR.......NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND DIR.......320 320 310 310 310 300 300 300 300 20 FT WIND SPD.......10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST......20 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)........1.2 1.9 3.9 4.6 4.9 5.2 5.6 6.1 6.2 TRANSP WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD......22 21 21 20 20 21 22 23 23 LVORI................2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............9 34 34 35 35 36 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................48 43 37 35 32 30 RH...................19 25 42 47 53 58 20 FT WIND...........NW 12 NW 5 NW 5 N 5 N 4 N 2 20 FT WIND GUST......25 15 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........5800 500 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND.......NW 21 NW 13 N 8 N 7 N 7 N 5 LVORI................1 2 2 2 2 3 $$ FORECASTER...CHERRY REQUESTED BY...MARK PARKER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130321.CSNWR.01/CAE