FNUS72 KCAE 261146
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR CSNWR RX 03 26 2013...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
746 AM EDT TUE MAR 26 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO SLOWLY BUILD INTO THE
REGION KEEPING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHT THROUGH THE DAY.
MORNING INVERSION WILL BREAK AROUND 9AM WITH WINDS INCREASING TO
AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WITH
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST HIGH CONFIDENCE IN SURFACE
AND TRANSPORT WINDS BEING NORTHWESTERLY THROUGH THE DAY. PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL KEEP WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN
SUBSIDE TO LIGHT AND VARIABLE AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT SLOWLY
RELAXES AND THE INVERSION STRENGTHENS. EXPECT POOR DISPERSION BY
DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...
TIME (EDT)          9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%)..............2   6   8   20  43  55  57  60  61
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........
TEMP.................35  40  44  46  48  49  50  51  51
RH...................61  47  38  34  31  28  27  26  28
20 FT WIND DIR.......W   W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND DIR.......270 290 290 290 300 300 300 300 310
20 FT WIND SPD.......6   9   10  10  10  10  10  10  10
20 FT WIND GUST......11  14  17  19  20  20  20  20  18
MIX HGT (KFT)........2.5 3.2 3.4 4.1 4.8 5.4 5.8 6.1 5.8
TRANSP WIND DIR......NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
TRANSP WIND SPD......20  17  16  16  17  18  20  21  22
LVORI................1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)..............55     38     23     13     0      0
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.................49     44     41     37     35     32
RH...................34     47     55     64     69     75
20 FT WIND...........NW 9   NW 8   NW 6   NW 5   NW 4   NW 3
20 FT WIND GUST......20     15     10     10     10     5
MIX HGT (FT).........4100   800    500    300    300    200
TRANSPORT WIND.......NW 22  NW 18  NW 18  NW 6   NW 9   NW 8
LVORI................1      2      2      3      3      4

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FORECASTER...PROUD
REQUESTED BY...MARK PARKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130326.CSNWR.01/CAE