FNUS72 KCAE 171046 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR COMP 82...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 646 AM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 EDT ON MAY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OFFSHORE WILL WEAKEN TODAY AND TONIGHT. MORE MOISTURE WILL ENTER THE REGION TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THIS WILL BRING AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BRING UNSETTLED WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY AND THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THOSE DAYS AS WELL. AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE MAY ALLOW SOME PATCHY FOG TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING BUT MAINLY NEAR BODIES OF WATER. THE INVERSION WILL BREAK AROUND 9 AM THIS MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT WILL BE GENERALLY BELOW 3000 FEET THIS MORNING BUT WILL INCREASE TO 6000 TO 7000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS SHOULD BE SOUTHWEST 12 TO 15 MPH TODAY. THE LOWEST AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR 35 PERCENT. WITH LIGHT WINDS TONIGHT...DISPERSION WILL BE POOR. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............34 39 48 53 53 53 53 53 52 51 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................63 68 75 79 82 84 86 87 87 87 RH...................97 84 61 50 47 44 43 42 43 43 20 FT WIND DIR.......SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND DIR.......220 230 250 260 250 240 230 220 220 210 20 FT WIND SPD.......2 2 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)........0.7 2.1 3.8 5.2 6.0 6.3 6.4 6.7 6.7 6.1 TRANSP WIND DIR......SW SW S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD......5 6 7 7 8 9 10 9 9 8 LVORI................6 4 3 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............49 40 31 27 22 25 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................86 81 73 69 67 64 RH...................45 54 72 84 91 100 20 FT WIND...........S 5 S 2 SE 3 S 3 S 2 S 1 20 FT WIND GUST......10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........4400 500 200 600 500 300 TRANSPORT WIND.......S 7 S 5 S 3 S 3 S 3 S 3 LVORI................1 2 3 5 6 9 .SATURDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............30 59 64 64 61 67 WEATHER COV.......... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP.................63 66 76 82 86 87 RH...................100 90 62 53 48 48 20 FT WIND...........S 1 S 2 SW 3 SW 5 SW 6 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST...... 5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT).........200 500 2100 3600 4500 5400 TRANSPORT WIND.......S 3 S 3 S 7 SW 9 SW 13 SW 12 LVORI................10 6 3 2 2 1 $$ FORECASTER...HAWKS REQUESTED BY...MARK FRIZZELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130517.COMP8.01/CAE