FNUS72 KCHS 251314 FWSCHS SPOT FORECAST FOR C-29...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 848 AM EDT THU MAR 25 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 23. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE SC COAST WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST TODAY. A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND THEN MOVE OFFSHORE FRIDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD FOG DEVELOPMENT IS NOT EXPECTED THIS MORNING. RH LEVELS SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE 25 PERCENT TODAY. SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH THIS MORNING BUT WILL HAVE SOME WEST COMPONENT THIS AFTERNOON SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. SOME GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH ARE EXPECTED AS WELL. THE THREAT OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. A NOCTURNAL INVERSION IS NOT EXPECTED TONIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. WITH NO SURFACE INVERSION THE NIGHTTIME DISPERSION WILL BE FAIR. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........46 50 53 53 54 56 57 58 59 63 71 79 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............47 47 48 52 58 63 67 70 72 74 75 75 RH..............96 96 93 80 64 56 49 44 41 40 38 40 20 FT WIND DIR..S SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND DIR..160 150 140 160 180 200 200 210 210 210 220 220 20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 2 3 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.2 0.4 0.5 1.6 2.4 3.3 4.6 5.8 6.3 6.9 7.5 6.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.S SE S S SW SW S S S S S SW TRANSP WIND SPD.2 3 20 26 25 22 21 20 18 20 22 23 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........88 100 98 95 94 89 WEATHER COV..... LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............74 69 64 61 58 56 RH..............41 51 63 72 83 90 20 FT WIND......SW 4 S 4 S 5 S 6 SW 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....5200 1900 600 500 600 300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 23 S 23 SW 22 SW 24 SW 30 SW 28 $$ FORECASTER...HAWKS REQUESTED BY...JAMIE ATKINS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100323.C29__.01/CAE