FNUS72 KCAE 041136 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR COMP 20...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 736 AM EDT SUN AUG 4 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON AUGUST 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE NORTH OF THE THE AREA TODAY RESULTING IN LIGHT NORTHERLY SURFACE WINDS THROUGH THE DAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ALSO BE SLIGHTLY LOWER AS DRIER AIR BEGINS TO ENTER THE AREA WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LOWER TO AROUND 45 PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS MORNING BECOMING NORTHERLY AROUND 8 MPH BY MIDDAY AND REMAIN NORTHERLY INTO TONIGHT. AN INVERSION WILL DEVELOP WITH SUNSET RESULTING IN OVERNIGHT MIXING HEIGHTS LOWERING TO AROUND 200 FT AND SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS BEING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............64 64 64 60 52 48 46 42 41 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................79 82 86 88 90 91 91 91 90 RH...................79 70 60 55 50 48 47 46 48 20 FT WIND DIR.......NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N 20 FT WIND DIR.......310 310 310 310 320 320 330 340 340 20 FT WIND SPD.......2 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST......5 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)........1.7 2.6 3.5 4.0 4.3 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 TRANSP WIND DIR......NW N N N N NW N N N TRANSP WIND SPD......6 6 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 LVORI................4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............43 49 43 42 43 43 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................88 84 80 78 76 74 RH...................54 67 77 81 84 89 20 FT WIND...........N 4 NE 2 NE 1 NE 1 E 1 NE 1 20 FT WIND GUST......10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........4800 1300 700 400 300 200 TRANSPORT WIND.......N 7 N 7 NE 6 NE 6 NE 5 NE 5 LVORI................1 2 3 4 5 6 .MONDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............43 46 51 55 58 60 WEATHER COV.......... S CHC WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP.................73 74 80 86 89 89 RH...................92 88 72 58 50 48 20 FT WIND...........NE 1 NE 2 E 5 E 5 E 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT).........200 500 2200 3800 5400 5500 TRANSPORT WIND.......NE 4 NE 6 E 9 E 10 E 10 E 10 LVORI................6 6 3 1 2 1 $$ FORECASTER...PROUD REQUESTED BY...MARK FRIZZELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130804.COMP2.01/CAE