FNUS72 KCAE 251449 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR C-281...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 1049 AM EDT THU APR 25 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 EDT ON APRIL 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING EAST OF THE BURN AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WILL TURN MORE NORTHERLY BY 2 PM AT THE SITE. DRIER AIR WILL ALSO BE FILTERING INTO THE AREA ON THE NORTHERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S LATE THIS AFTERNOON. AN INVERSION WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT WITH MIXING HEIGHTS LOWERING TO AROUND 300 FEET...HOWEVER WITH DRIER AIR MOVING INTO THE AREA FOG IS NOT EXPECTED. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............31 28 21 17 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................71 73 74 74 RH...................55 48 46 38 20 FT WIND DIR.......N N N N 20 FT WIND DIR.......020 010 000 340 20 FT WIND SPD.......4 4 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST......10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)........3.6 3.7 3.7 3.7 TRANSP WIND DIR......N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD......9 9 9 9 LVORI................1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............14 4 3 1 0 0 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................74 69 59 53 49 46 RH...................40 47 62 71 80 86 20 FT WIND...........N 3 NE 2 NE 2 NE 2 NE 2 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........3700 700 300 300 400 300 TRANSPORT WIND.......N 8 N 7 N 8 N 8 N 8 N 8 LVORI................1 2 3 5 5 6 .FRIDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............0 1 16 16 21 23 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................44 46 59 68 73 75 RH...................93 89 53 36 28 25 20 FT WIND...........NE 2 NE 4 NE 6 NE 6 E 4 E 4 20 FT WIND GUST......5 10 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (FT).........300 300 1600 3600 5100 5200 TRANSPORT WIND.......N 7 N 6 E 6 E 6 E 6 E 6 LVORI................6 6 5 3 2 2 $$ FORECASTER...LISCINSKY REQUESTED BY...W E HAMMOND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130425.C281_.01/CAE