736
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