FNUS72 KCAE 271136 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 139...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 736 AM EDT WED MAR 27 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE BUILDING INTO THE REGION TODAY WITH THE PRESSURE GRADIENT FURTHER WEAKENING. HUMIDITIES WILL ALSO BE LOWER TODAY WITH AFTERNOON MINIMUM HUMIDITY AROUND 28 PERCENT. WINDS WILL BEGIN TODAY NORTHWESTERLY AND GRADUALLY BACK TO WESTERLY BY 3PM. AN INVERSION WILL DEVELOP WITH SUNSET AND STRENGTHEN OVERNIGHT WITH MINIMUM MIXING HEIGHTS THURSDAY MORNING AROUND 200 FEET. WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 5 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................35 40 45 49 52 53 55 55 55 RH...................62 49 40 35 31 30 28 28 29 20 FT WIND DIR.......NW NW NW NW W W W W W 20 FT WIND DIR.......300 310 320 310 290 290 280 280 280 20 FT WIND SPD.......4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST......5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)........1.0 1.7 2.3 3.1 4.0 4.8 5.2 5.6 6.0 TRANSP WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD......9 14 17 17 15 14 14 15 15 LVORI................3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............3 0 0 5 6 5 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................53 48 42 37 34 32 RH...................31 40 48 56 64 69 20 FT WIND...........W 5 W 2 NW 2 NW 3 NW 2 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST......10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........5000 700 500 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND.......NW 12 NW 7 NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 LVORI................1 2 2 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...PROUD REQUESTED BY...MARCUS BEASLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130327.COMPA.01/CAE