FNUS72 KCAE 301049 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR CSNWR RX...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 649 AM EDT FRI APR 30 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON APRIL 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE TODAY. SURFACE WINDS THIS MORNING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING MORE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST SHORTLY AFTER IGNITION TIME. MOISTURE WILL BE ON THE INCREASE DURING THE DAY AS THOSE SOUTHERLY WINDS BRING GULF AND ATLANTIC MOISTURE INTO THE REGION. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL REMAIN BELOW 2 KFT THROUGH 10AM...THEN RISE TO NEAR 5300 FT THIS AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE SOUTHERLY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASE IN SPEED TO AROUND 15 MPH. EXPECT AN INVERSION TO DEVELOP WITH SUNSET LOWERING MIXING HEIGHTS TO AROUND 300 FEET WITH SURFACE WINDS REMAINING OUT OF THE SOUTH NEAR 5 MPH. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%)..............3 8 6 6 5 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................60 72 78 82 83 MIN HUMIDITY.........72 48 40 38 38 WIND (20 FT).........SW 5 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST......10 10 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT).........1000 3300 4300 5200 5300 TRANSPORT WINDS......SW 9 SW 14 SW 15 SW 14 SW 13 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............5 5 15 28 39 51 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................82 77 71 67 65 63 MIN HUMIDITY.........40 50 63 75 84 93 WIND (20 FT).........S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST......10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT).........4200 1300 400 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WINDS......SW 10 S 8 S 9 S 9 S 8 S 8 $$ FORECASTER...LISCINSKY REQUESTED BY...MARK PARKER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100430.CSNWR.01/CAE