FNUS72 KCAE 221355 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR SRS-TH-STUDY_2...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 955 AM EDT FRI MAR 22 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON MARCH 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL COVER THE REGION TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. CONDITIONS WILL BE DRY TODAY. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE FROM THE EAST AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE 1500-2000 FEET THIS MORNING AND 3000-3700 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. MINIMUM AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO AROUND 25 PERCENT BY 2 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 SATURDAY MORNING. RAIN AND COOL TEMPERATURE ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............79 62 58 55 53 53 60 59 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................41 46 49 51 53 55 56 56 RH...................39 29 26 26 25 25 25 27 20 FT WIND DIR.......SE SE S S SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND DIR.......120 140 160 200 230 220 220 220 20 FT WIND SPD.......2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)........1.4 1.9 2.4 2.9 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.3 TRANSP WIND DIR......E E E S SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD......8 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 LVORI................2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............61 57 84 86 91 98 WEATHER COV.......... S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP.................55 55 51 49 47 46 RH...................30 35 48 56 63 73 20 FT WIND...........SW 3 S 2 NE 2 NE 2 E 1 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........2600 800 600 600 600 500 TRANSPORT WIND.......SW 6 SW 7 S 7 S 7 S 8 SE 9 LVORI................2 2 2 3 3 3 .SATURDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV..........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE.........RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP.................45 44 49 52 55 56 RH...................82 86 77 77 77 80 20 FT WIND...........E 2 NE 2 E 3 E 4 NE 4 E 4 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT).........400 600 1300 1500 1300 2300 TRANSPORT WIND.......SE 8 E 7 E 9 E 8 E 3 NE 6 LVORI................5 5 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...CHERRY REQUESTED BY...PAUL VARNEDOE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130322.SRSTH.01/CAE