FNUS72 KCAE 261134 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR LC 281...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 734 AM EDT FRI APR 26 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON APRIL 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE CENTERED NORTH OF THE BURN AREA TODAY RESULTING IN EASTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. WITH A WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE REGION SURFACE WIND SPEEDS WILL BE AROUND 5 MPH THROUGH THE DAY WITH EASTERLY TRANSPORT WINDS BETWEEN 8 AND 10 MPH. WITH A DRIER AIRMASS OVER THE AREA AFTERNOON MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE AROUND 25 PERCENT BETWEEN 4 AND 5 PM. AN INVERSION WILL DEVELOP WITH SUNSET WITH MIXING HEIGHTS BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY AROUND 200 FEET WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE SURFACE WINDS. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............0 0 0 10 13 14 14 14 14 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................54 61 66 69 72 75 76 77 77 RH...................61 51 37 33 30 27 26 25 25 20 FT WIND DIR.......NE NE NE E E E E E E 20 FT WIND DIR.......040 060 060 070 070 070 070 080 080 20 FT WIND SPD.......4 5 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 20 FT WIND GUST......10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)........1.3 2.0 2.7 3.4 4.2 4.9 5.4 5.8 5.1 TRANSP WIND DIR......NE NE E E E E E E E TRANSP WIND SPD......9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 LVORI................3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............20 36 45 56 64 67 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................76 70 61 57 54 51 RH...................26 40 56 67 74 86 20 FT WIND...........E 2 S 1 E 1 E 2 E 2 S 1 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........4300 900 700 500 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND.......E 8 SE 6 S 6 S 5 S 6 SE 6 LVORI................1 2 3 3 3 6 .SATURDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............70 73 81 84 87 93 WEATHER COV.......... S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP.................49 51 60 66 69 71 RH...................96 86 69 57 45 42 20 FT WIND...........SE 0 NE 1 E 3 E 4 E 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST...... 5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT).........200 500 1400 2900 5100 5600 TRANSPORT WIND.......SE 7 SE 7 SE 8 SE 8 SE 8 SE 9 LVORI................8 6 3 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...PROUD REQUESTED BY...BILL HAMMOND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130426.LC281.01/CAE