FNUS72 KCAE 081053 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR CSNWR RX 04 08...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 653 AM EDT WED APR 8 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON APRIL 08. .DISCUSSION...EXPECT DRY AND NEAR BREEZY CONDITIONS TODAY. OUR REGION WILL BE IN BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE TO THE SOUTH AND LOW PRESSURE TO THE NORTH TODAY. RHS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP AS LOW AS 25 PERCENT BETWEEN 4 AN 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON. AN UPPER DISTURBANCE AND WEAK SURFACE LOW WILL RIDE BY TO OUR NE TONIGHT. THIS WILL ALLOW WINDS TO STAY UP SOME TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE FRIDAY AND EARLY SATURDAY. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........5 9 16 24 31 39 43 44 46 49 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............37 41 46 51 53 56 58 60 61 62 RH..............67 55 45 37 35 31 30 28 27 27 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND DIR..230 240 240 240 240 240 240 240 230 230 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 6 8 10 10 10 11 12 11 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.5 2.2 3.1 4.0 4.9 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.12 13 14 16 18 21 22 23 23 24 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........51 54 58 62 67 64 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............61 56 51 48 47 46 RH..............28 38 50 63 71 71 20 FT WIND......SW 10 SW 6 SW 5 SW 6 SW 8 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....6100 5000 3500 2100 1000 500 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 24 SW 24 SW 24 SW 22 SW 21 SW 18 .THURSDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........59 54 40 33 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 50 63 71 RH..............76 68 43 30 20 FT WIND......SW 6G15 W 6G15 W 7G15 W 7G15 MIX HGT (FT)....400 1300 3600 5200 TRANSPORT WIND..W 16 W 14 W 14 W 13 $$ FORECASTER...HAWKS REQUESTED BY...MARK PARKER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090408.CSNWR.01/CAE