FNUS72 KCAE 261441 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR RANGE14...US ARMY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 1041 AM EDT FRI MAR 26 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 26. .DISCUSSION... COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. WINDS WILL BE WEST TO SOUTHWEST THROUGH NOONTIME...THEN THEY WILL TURN MORE NORTHWESTERLY AS A SECONDARY COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH LATER THIS AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL LIKEWISE BE MORE WESTERLY BOTH THIS MORNING AND THEN THEY ARE EXPECTED TO TURN MORE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST LATER THIS AFTERNOON...WITH WIND SPEEDS 15-20 MPH. WITH LOWER DEWPOINTS MOVING INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE FIRST FRONT...RH VALUES WILL SHOULD ONLY DROP INTO THE LOWER 30S. GUIDANCE IS INDICATING THAT AN INVERSION WILL SETUP ALOFT OVERNIGHT AROUND 2KFT...WITH MIXING BELOW THAT. WINDS BELOW THE INVERSION LOOK TO TURN MORE OUT OF THE NORTH...AND THEN NORTHWEST...LATE TONIGHT. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US IF YOU NEED ANY ADDITIONAL INFO...OR IF CONDITIONS CHANGE. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........28 27 26 26 24 21 20 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............62 64 66 67 68 69 69 RH..............52 46 42 39 36 33 32 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W NW NW 20 FT WIND DIR..270 280 280 290 290 300 300 20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 9 9 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.6 4.3 4.8 5.0 5.2 5.1 5.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 18 18 18 17 17 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........24 37 24 19 16 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............68 61 54 50 47 45 RH..............33 44 57 61 65 65 20 FT WIND......NW 7 N 5 N 5 N 5 NE 5 NE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....4600 1900 700 500 600 500 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 17 N 20 N 21 NE 21 NE 21 E 18 .SATURDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........9 5 6 14 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 47 60 66 RH..............65 51 28 23 20 FT WIND......NE 4G10 NE 6G10 NE 7G15 E 6G10 MIX HGT (FT)....700 1900 3700 4300 TRANSPORT WIND..E 17 E 21 E 20 E 15 $$ FORECASTER...LISCINSKY REQUESTED BY...ALLEN BRASWELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100326.RANGE.01/CAE