FNUS72 KCAE 221147
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR CSNWR RX 03 22 2013...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
747 AM EDT FRI MAR 22 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL COVER THE REGION TODAY THROUGH
SATURDAY. CONDITIONS WILL BE DRY TODAY. NO FOG IS EXPECTED THIS
MORNING AND THE MORNING INVERSION WILL BREAK BY 9 OR 10 AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH TODAY. MIXING
HEIGHTS WILL BE 1000-2000 FEET THIS MORNING AND 3000-4000 FEET
THIS AFTERNOON. MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP
BELOW 25 PERCENT MAINLY BETWEEN 12 NOON AND 1 PM. THE EVENING
INVERSION WILL SET UP 8 OR 9 PM. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE
GULF COAST TONIGHT AND SPREAD CLOUDS AND A CHANCE OF RAIN TO THE
REGION LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THERE MAY BE SOME FOG IN AREAS
OF RAIN DEVELOPING BEFORE SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING. RAIN AND COOL
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

.TODAY...
TIME (EDT)          9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%)..............39  45  51  55  58  58  57  56  55
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........
TEMP.................32  37  42  45  48  50  52  53  53
RH...................49  37  28  22  20  19  18  19  20
20 FT WIND DIR.......NE  E   SE  S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND DIR.......030 110 140 160 210 230 230 240 240
20 FT WIND SPD.......1   1   2   2   4   5   5   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST......        5   5   10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)........1.3 2.1 2.8 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.6 4.0 3.9
TRANSP WIND DIR......N   NW  W   W   W   W   W   W   SW
TRANSP WIND SPD......7   7   8   8   7   7   9   12  13
LVORI................2   2   2   2   2   2   1   1   1

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)..............54     60     78     82     86     97
WEATHER COV..........                     S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
TEMP.................52     49     45     43     41     40
RH...................23     34     47     55     62     71
20 FT WIND...........SW 5   SW 3   NE 3   NE 2   E 1    E 1
20 FT WIND GUST......10     5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT).........3100   900    600    600    600    500
TRANSPORT WIND.......SW 13  W 9    SW 6   SW 6   W 9    N 5
LVORI................1      2      2      3      3      3

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FORECASTER...CHERRY
REQUESTED BY...MARK PARKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130322.CSNWR.01/CAE