FNUS72 KCAE 071040 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR DAWSON RED BLUFF...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 640 AM EDT WED APR 7 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 07. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE TODAY. IT WILL BE DRY WITH RELATIVE HUMIDIFIES DROPPING TO AROUND 30 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. THE DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... AS THE HIGH RETAINS ITS HOLD ON THE AREA. AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL TRIGGER SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THURSDAY. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE AHEAD OF THE FRONT THURSDAY. FOG IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........18 20 23 26 27 27 27 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............72 78 81 84 86 87 88 87 RH..............66 56 47 40 35 34 31 31 20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND DIR..230 230 230 230 220 220 210 210 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 6 6 7 8 8 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 15 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 2.3 3.1 3.8 4.6 4.8 4.8 4.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.9 12 13 15 16 16 18 20 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........27 27 32 40 48 56 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............86 82 74 70 67 64 RH..............32 40 55 66 73 84 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 4 S 3 S 3 S 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM SKY (%).........63 70 75 79 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP............62 67 76 80 RH..............90 75 56 44 20 FT WIND......S 3G10 SW 5G15 SW 10G20 SW 10G25 $$ FORECASTER...LINTON REQUESTED BY...CHAD RUNYAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100407.DAWSO.03/CAE