FNUS72 KCAE 281203 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR FTG_24_26...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 803 AM EDT THU MAR 28 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON MARCH 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE CENTERED JUST WEST OF THE AREA TODAY AND MOVE OVER THE AREA TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN NORTHERLY WINDS THROUGH THE MORNING...THEN BACKING TO WESTERLY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WITH A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE REGION WINDS WILL BE AROUND 7 MPH...THEN BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE WITH SUNSET. AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE AROUND 25 PERCENT. AN INVERSION WILL DEVELOP WITH SUNSET AND STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH MIXING HEIGHTS AROUND 200 FEET BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY. WITH A DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE FOG IS NOT EXPECTED TONIGHT. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............0 0 0 0 4 6 5 4 3 3 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................33 39 44 48 51 54 56 58 60 60 RH...................60 54 45 40 34 30 27 25 25 26 20 FT WIND DIR.......N N N N N NW NW NW W W 20 FT WIND DIR.......340 340 000 000 350 320 300 300 290 290 20 FT WIND SPD.......2 4 7 6 7 6 6 7 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST......5 7 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 MIX HGT (KFT)........0.4 1.0 1.5 2.1 3.0 3.9 4.8 5.1 5.4 5.3 TRANSP WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD......3 5 6 8 10 10 12 12 10 10 LVORI................4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................58 52 48 45 42 40 RH...................27 38 47 55 62 64 20 FT WIND...........W 5 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 N 2 N 2 20 FT WIND GUST......10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........3800 700 500 300 300 200 TRANSPORT WIND.......NW 9 NW 6 NW 5 N 5 N 5 N 5 LVORI................1 2 2 3 3 3 .FRIDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............0 0 9 16 22 27 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................36 36 48 57 63 66 RH...................74 76 44 30 24 23 20 FT WIND...........N 2 NE 2 NE 2 E 2 SW 2 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 5 5 10 MIX HGT (FT).........200 300 1200 2700 4800 5400 TRANSPORT WIND.......NE 5 NE 5 E 6 S 7 SW 7 SW 7 LVORI................3 3 2 2 1 2 $$ FORECASTER...PROUD REQUESTED BY...ALLEN BRASWELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130328.FTG_2.01/CAE