FNUS72 KCAE 291248 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR FTG_2902...DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 848 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. BUT NO SIGNIFICANT WIND SHIFTS ARE EXPECTED. OTHERWISE...MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE NEAR 1500 FEET THIS MORNING BUT WILL INCREASE TO 5000 TO 55000 FEET FROM 2 PM THROUGH 4 PM. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE NEAR 22 PERCENT BETWEEN 2 AND 5 PM 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 (%)..............6 9 13 17 20 32 40 53 57 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................40 48 55 58 62 64 65 65 65 RH...................67 49 35 30 24 23 22 22 23 20 FT WIND DIR.......NE NE E E S SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND DIR.......030 060 080 110 170 210 220 230 240 20 FT WIND SPD.......2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)........0.9 1.2 1.6 2.7 3.7 4.8 5.1 5.4 5.3 TRANSP WIND DIR......NE E SE S S SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD......6 6 7 7 7 9 9 9 8 LVORI................3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............60 61 62 63 64 64 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................65 60 55 53 51 49 RH...................24 35 45 52 59 66 20 FT WIND...........SW 3 S 2 S 1 S 2 S 2 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........4100 900 300 400 400 300 TRANSPORT WIND.......SW 8 SW 7 SW 6 S 6 S 6 S 5 LVORI................1 2 2 2 3 3 .SATURDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............65 66 67 69 76 77 WEATHER COV.......... S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP.................49 49 56 62 66 68 RH...................68 74 59 48 43 42 20 FT WIND...........SW 1 S 2 S 2 SW 3 SW 4 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST...... 5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT).........200 300 1900 3200 4800 4900 TRANSPORT WIND.......SE 5 SE 5 S 8 SW 10 W 13 SW 13 LVORI................3 3 3 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...HAWKS REQUESTED BY...ALLEN BRASWELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130329.FTG_2.01/CAE