FNUS72 KCAE 131153 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR COMP 28...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 753 AM EDT MON MAY 13 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 EDT ON MAY 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...COOL MAY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TODAY. SURFACE WINDS AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE A LITTLE LIGHTER LIGHTER SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... TONIGHT AND ALSO ON TUESDAY. MIXING HEIGHTS SHOULD BE FAVORABLE THROUGH THE PERIOD. SINCE YOUR MAIN CONCERN ARE THE RH VALUES THIS AFTERNOON...IT LOOKS LIKE THEY WILL DIP BELOW THE 25 PERCENT THRESHOLD. RH VALUES LOOK TO FALL BELOW 25 PERCENT IN YOUR AREA AROUND 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON THEN BOTTOMING OUT AROUND 21 PERCENT BETWEEN 4 AND 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON. RH VALUES SHOULD RECOVER TO TO THE LOWER/MIDDLE 30S BY 8 PM THIS EVENING. RH VALUES WILL BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER ON TUESDAY WITH THE LOWEST VALUES AROUND 25 TO 27 PERCENT BETWEEN 2 PM AND 3 PM. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............44 38 24 17 10 4 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................55 59 62 65 67 70 72 73 74 74 RH...................56 46 41 35 30 27 24 23 22 22 20 FT WIND DIR.......N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND DIR.......010 000 350 340 330 320 320 320 310 310 20 FT WIND SPD.......6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST......15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT)........0.4 1.3 2.2 3.0 3.9 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.8 5.3 TRANSP WIND DIR......N N N N N N NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD......10 10 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 12 LVORI................3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%)..............0 0 0 2 5 7 10 12 14 12 10 8 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................72 70 66 60 56 53 51 50 48 46 45 44 RH...................25 27 33 42 51 57 63 68 74 83 86 89 20 FT WIND DIR.......NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N 20 FT WIND DIR.......310 300 300 300 310 320 320 330 330 330 340 350 20 FT WIND SPD.......5 5 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST......10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)........4.1 2.4 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 TRANSP WIND DIR......NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N TRANSP WIND SPD......10 9 8 7 6 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 LVORI................1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 5 6 7 .TUESDAY... TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............6 4 2 5 10 15 20 25 27 27 25 24 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................43 43 47 54 60 66 69 72 74 75 76 76 RH...................96 96 83 61 47 38 33 29 27 27 27 28 20 FT WIND DIR.......N N N N NW W W SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND DIR.......000 000 010 350 320 290 260 230 210 210 210 210 20 FT WIND SPD.......2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)........0.2 0.2 0.5 1.2 2.1 3.0 3.5 3.9 4.2 4.6 4.9 4.7 TRANSP WIND DIR......N N N N N N NE NE NE E S SW TRANSP WIND SPD......3 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 LVORI................8 8 5 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...SCHEUTRUM REQUESTED BY...MARK FRIZZELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130513.COMP2.01/CAE