FNUS72 KCAE 121055 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR SRS CPT 80...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 655 AM EDT MON AUG 12 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EDT ON AUGUST 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A PRESSURE RIDGE SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA WILL DIRECT A WESTERLY FLOW INTO THE AREA. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS WEAK SO THERE WILL BE SOME VARIABILITY WITH THE WIND DIRECTION BEFORE 1000 AM. INCREASED MIXING WILL RESULT IN MORE CONSISTENT WEST WINDS AFTER 1000 AM. STRONG HEATING WILL HELP SUPPORT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY OCCUR NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS WILL BE MAINLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS EVENING...EXCEPT NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............25 31 33 36 41 44 47 54 57 WEATHER COV.......... SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC WEATHER TYPE......... RW RW RW RW RW TEMP.................80 84 88 91 93 94 94 94 93 RH...................79 70 61 54 51 47 47 47 49 20 FT WIND DIR.......W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND DIR.......250 260 270 270 280 280 270 270 270 20 FT WIND SPD.......2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)........1.1 1.9 2.7 3.5 4.3 5.1 5.3 5.5 5.6 TRANSP WIND DIR......W W W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD......7 8 9 10 10 12 12 12 12 LVORI................5 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............60 67 68 66 57 56 WEATHER COV..........CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE.........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP.................91 85 81 79 77 75 RH...................52 65 77 82 87 94 20 FT WIND...........W 4 SW 3 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........4900 300 300 200 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND.......W 10 SW 8 SW 7 SW 6 SW 5 SW 3 LVORI................2 3 4 6 6 7 .TUESDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............55 60 62 66 67 68 WEATHER COV..........S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE.........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP.................74 75 83 90 94 94 RH...................97 94 74 58 49 49 20 FT WIND...........SW 2 SW 2 W 5 W 6 W 7 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT).........200 300 1900 3600 5200 5400 TRANSPORT WIND.......SW 3 SW 3 SW 6 SW 9 W 13 SW 12 LVORI................7 7 5 2 1 2 $$ FORECASTER...LINTON REQUESTED BY...PAUL VARNEDOE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130812.SRSCP.01/CAE