FNUS72 KCAE 291143 CCA
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR CSNWR RX 03 29 2013...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
742 AM EDT FRI MAR 29 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE AREA
TODAY WITH CONTINUED COOL AND DRY WEATHER. THE MORNING INVERSION
WILL BREAK BY 9 AM THIS MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE NORTH
TO NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH TODAY. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE NEAR 1000
FEET THIS MORNING BUT WILL INCREASE TO 5000 TO 55000 FEET FROM
2 PM THROUGH 4 PM. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE
MIDDLE TO UPPER 20S THIS AFTERNOON. MOISTURE WILL GRADUALLY
INCREASE LATE SATURDAY AS THE HIGH SHIFTS TOWARD THE COAST AND A
FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. LITTLE OR NO FOG IS
EXPECTED THIS MORNING. NO FOG IS EXPECTED SATURDAY MORNING AS
CLOUDS MOVE INTO THE REGION OVERNIGHT.

.TODAY...
TIME (EDT)          9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%)..............4   7   11  15  18  30  37  47  49
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........
TEMP.................37  44  51  56  60  62  63  63  63
RH...................70  60  48  38  31  28  27  26  26
20 FT WIND DIR.......NE  NE  NE  N   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND DIR.......030 030 030 350 290 250 250 260 260
20 FT WIND SPD.......2   3   3   3   4   4   5   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST......5   5   5   5   10  10  10  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)........0.9 1.2 1.6 2.7 3.9 5.0 5.2 5.4 5.3
TRANSP WIND DIR......N   N   N   NW  NW  W   W   W   W
TRANSP WIND SPD......6   7   8   8   9   12  10  10  9
LVORI................3   3   2   2   1   1   1   1   1

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)..............49     48     50     52     54     56
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.................63     57     50     47     44     42
RH...................26     37     50     58     65     73
20 FT WIND...........W 5    SW 2   SW 2   SW 2   SW 2   SW 2
20 FT WIND GUST......10     5      5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT).........4200   1000   400    400    400    300
TRANSPORT WIND.......W 9    SW 7   W 6    W 6    NW 6   NW 6
LVORI................1      2      2      3      3      3

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FORECASTER...HAWKS
REQUESTED BY...MARK PARKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130329.CSNWR.01/CAE