FNUS72 KCAE 031159 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR CSNWR RX 04 01 2013...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 759 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON APRIL 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE AREA WILL CONTINUE MOVING EASTWARD TODAY AS LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST. THE HIGH PRESSURE HAS BROUGHT DRIER AIR INTO THE BURN AREA WITH DEWPOINTS EXPECTED TO FALL A COUPLE MORE DEGREES RESULTING IN AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND 23 PERCENT. MORNING INVERSION WILL MIX OUT BY 9AM. SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE NORTHEASTERLY TODAY AND TONIGHT DUE TO PRODUCED PRESSURE GRADIENT FROM LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE GULF COAST. AN INVERSION WILL DEVELOP WITH SUNSET HOWEVER WITH THE LOW MOVING TOWARD THE REGION WINDS WILL SLOWLY INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND KEEP THE INVERSION WEAK. WITH THE WINDS AND EXPECTED OVERCAST SKIES TONIGHT FOG IS NOT EXPECTED. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............77 59 50 48 43 41 38 37 35 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................49 51 54 56 58 60 61 62 62 RH...................30 28 27 26 25 24 23 23 25 20 FT WIND DIR.......NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND DIR.......040 040 050 050 040 040 040 040 040 20 FT WIND SPD.......7 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST......15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)........0.9 1.4 1.9 2.4 3.0 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.7 TRANSP WIND DIR......NE NE NE NE N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD......18 20 18 16 14 12 10 9 9 LVORI................2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............30 24 34 47 57 70 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................61 56 51 48 45 43 RH...................27 37 46 54 60 67 20 FT WIND...........NE 5 NE 5 NE 5 E 5 NE 5 NE 6 20 FT WIND GUST......10 10 10 10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT).........3100 400 400 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND.......N 9 NE 9 NE 10 NE 13 E 14 E 14 LVORI................1 2 2 2 2 3 $$ FORECASTER...PROUD REQUESTED BY...MARK PARKER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130403.CSNWR.01/CAE