FNUS72 KCAE 231444 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR CSNWR RX 04 23 2013...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 1044 AM EDT TUE APR 23 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON APRIL 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...UPDATED TO LOWER AFTERNOON TEMPS A FEW DEGREES BASED ON LATEST EXPECTATION OF CLOUD COVER HOLDING IN JUST A LITTLE LONGER. THIS ALSO IMPACTED THE MIXING HEIGHTS FOR THIS AFTERNOON...LOWERING THEM DOWNWARD. NORTHEAST WINDS REMAIN BETWEEN A SURFACE LOW SPINNING OFF THE COAST AND AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OFF TO THE WEST OF THE REGION. THE WINDS AREA FORECAST TO REMAIN OUT OF THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST THROUGHOUT THE DAY. PLENTY OF CLOUD COVER INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON AS ATLANTIC MOISTURE MOVES ACROSS THE BURN AREA. BETTER MIXING SHOULD BEGIN TO OCCUR BY 1 PM...WHICH SHOULD HELP TO MIX OUT THE STRATUS LAYER...CREATING A FEW HOLES IN THE CLOUD COVER. SKIES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH 3 PM...THEN COULD BECOME PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER 3 PM. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL SLOWLY RISE FROM AROUND 1 KFT TO NEAR 2.5 KFT BY 1 PM...THEN TOP OUT AROUND 3.5 KFT LATE THIS AFTERNOON. BETWEEN THE MORNING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON THOUGH...THERE WILL BE A RATHER STRONG INVERSION AROUND 2.5 KFT THAT WILL SLOWLY RISE THROUGH THE DAY. DURING THE EVENING...AN INVERSION WILL SETUP ONCE AGAIN RATHER RAPIDLY AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT. AS FOR FOG...THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE TOO MUCH OF AN ISSUE OVERNIGHT. EXPECTING MAINLY PATCHY CONDITIONS...WITH AREA VISIBILITIES NOT EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 4 MILES. .REST OF TODAY... TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............95 95 95 91 82 78 72 59 53 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................52 52 53 55 58 62 65 67 68 RH...................80 80 77 74 69 62 55 49 47 20 FT WIND DIR.......N N N N N N NE NE NE 20 FT WIND DIR.......020 020 020 020 020 020 030 030 040 20 FT WIND SPD.......6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST......15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (KFT)........1.4 1.5 1.6 1.8 2.4 2.8 3.4 3.6 3.6 TRANSP WIND DIR......N N N N N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD......14 14 13 7 7 7 7 7 6 LVORI................3 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............43 14 15 17 19 22 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................68 66 62 58 54 52 RH...................48 55 64 74 83 89 20 FT WIND...........NE 3 SE 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........3000 800 500 500 400 300 TRANSPORT WIND.......NE 6 E 3 E 3 SE 3 S 5 S 5 LVORI................2 2 3 4 5 6 $$ FORECASTER...LISCINSKY REQUESTED BY...MARK PARKER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130423.CSNWR.01/CAE