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Spot Forecast for SRS CPT 79 Rx...USFS - Savannah River
National Weather Service Columbia SC
446 AM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 EDT on April 29.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
Pressure ridge will extend into the area from offshore. The air mass
remains relatively dry but low-level moisture will increase a bit.
The morning inversion will break around 1000 am and south winds
will then increase. Fair dispersion possible tonight but can`t rule
out low clouds and some patchy fog toward daybreak.


.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent). Patchy fog early
                    in the morning.
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 83.
Min humidity........38 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the
                    late morning and afternoon.
Mixing height.......5800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 1 to 10 mph increasing to 9 to 12 mph
                    late in the morning.
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................1 early in the morning increasing to 69 in the
                    afternoon.

TIME (EDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........26  29  28  29  24  25  26  15  13
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............64  69  74  76  79  81  82  82  83
RH..............81  70  57  52  45  41  38  40  38
Aparnt tmp (F)..64  69  74  76  79  81  81  81  82
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT wind dir..180 190 200 200 190 190 190 170 160
20 FT wind spd..5   6   7   7   8   8   8   8   8
20 FT wind gust.7   10  12  10  12  12  12  12  12
Mix hgt (kft)...1.3 2.7 3.9 4.7 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.8 5.8
Transp wind dir.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Transp wind dir.180 190 190 190 190 190 180 180 180
Transp wind spd.8   10  12  10  10  10  9   10  10
LVORI...........4   3   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
ADI.............14  37  53  59  62  66  63  69  65

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 60.
Max humidity........100 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 6 to 9 mph.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 7 to 10 mph.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................57 early in the evening decreasing to 4 late in
                    the night.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%).........21     14     9      11     21     39
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
Temp............81     77     70     66     64     61
RH..............41     52     68     81     87     93
Aparnt tmp (F)..81     77     70     66     64     61
20 FT wind......S 7    SE 6   S 8    S 8    S 6    S 6
20 FT wind gust.10     10     13     12     10     8
20 FT wind dir..160    150    160    170    170    170
Mix hgt (ft)....4800   400    500    400    400    400
Transp wind dir.170    160    160    170    170    170
Transport wind..S 10   S 8    S 10   S 9    S 8    S 7
LVORI...........1      2      3      4      5      6
ADI.............57     5      8      8      4      4

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (55-65 percent). Slight chance of
                    showers in the afternoon. Slight chance of
                    thunderstorms late in the afternoon, then
                    chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the
                    afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......30 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 85.
Min humidity........41 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 6 mph early in the morning
                    becoming light, then becoming southwest 5 to 7
                    mph in the late morning and afternoon. Gusty
                    and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms
                    late in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......5900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 6 to 13 mph.
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................6 early in the morning increasing to 84 in the
                    afternoon.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........58        58        62        59
Weather cov.....                    S CHC     S CHC
Weather type....NONE      NONE      RNSHWR    RNSHWR
Tstm cov........                              S CHC
Chc of pcpn (%).0         10        20        20
Temp............60        67        79        83
RH..............100       88        57        43
Aparnt tmp (F)..60        67        79        83
20 FT wind......S 6G8     S 3G9     S 6G13    SW 7G14
20 FT wind dir..170       190       200       210
Mix hgt (ft)....400       1600      4300      5900
Transp wind dir.180       190       200       210
Transport wind..S 6       S 12      S 13      SW 13
LVORI...........9         4         1         1
ADI.............6         23        70        82

$$
Forecaster...Petrolito
Requested by...Kevin Pope
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2412658.0/CAE
.DELDT 04/29/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL kevin.pope@usda.gov