FNUS72 KCAE 241138 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR CRACKERNECK...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 738 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 24. .DISCUSSION... A DRY BACKDOOR FRONT HAS PUSHED INTO THE CENTRAL MIDLANDS THIS MORNING...AND WILL STALL OUT NEAR THE CSRA LATER THIS MORNING. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE DAY. TRANSPORT WINDS COULD BE QUITE VARIABLE THROUGH THE DAY...WITH SOUTH WINDS THIS MORNING CHANGING TO SOUTHEAST BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CAUSE INCREASE IN MOISTURE...WITH MID LEVEL CLOUDS POSSIBLY DEVELOPING BY THIS AFTERNOON. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........30 48 49 49 49 50 51 53 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............55 60 64 68 70 71 73 74 RH..............64 53 48 43 42 41 38 38 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND DIR..120 120 130 130 130 130 130 130 20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...2.6 3.6 4.1 4.5 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SE E SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 10 10 12 12 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........54 56 58 62 64 72 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............73 65 60 56 53 52 RH..............40 52 62 72 80 83 20 FT WIND......SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 E 5 E 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3900 1600 500 500 500 300 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 10 SE 9 SE 10 SE 10 SE 12 SE 12 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........83 91 93 95 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............51 54 64 69 RH..............86 77 58 53 20 FT WIND......E 5G10 E 5G10 SE 5G10 SE 6G10 MIX HGT (FT)....200 600 3300 4400 TRANSPORT WIND..S 13 S 14 S 17 S 20 $$ FORECASTER...LISCINSKY REQUESTED BY...DEMAS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090324.CRACK.01/CAE