FNUS72 KCAE 181257 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR CRACKERNECK PILES...USFS-SAV. RIV NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 857 AM EDT FRI JUN 18 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON JUNE 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL WASH OUT TODAY ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA. WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CAUSE ONLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. WIND DIRECTION WILL BE NORTHEAST FOR MOST OF THE DAY GRADUALLY SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST BY 8 PM EDT. WIND SPEEDS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN 5 KNOTS. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE NORTHEAST UNTIL NOON AND THEN SHIFT TO THE EAST THIS AFTERNOON AND TO THE SOUTHEAST BY 8 PM EDT. TRANSPORT WIND SPEEDS WILL BE LESS THAN 5 KNOTS GRADUALLY INCREASING TO AROUND 7 KNOTS BY THIS EVENING. THERE WILL BE A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL POSSIBLE WHERE THEY DEVELOP. THERE WILL BE NO FOG DEVELOPMENT UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING CLOSE TO SUNRISE. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............36 39 48 57 WEATHER COV..........S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE.........TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP.................85 91 93 95 MIN HUMIDITY.........61 47 43 40 WIND (20 FT).........NE 2 NE 3 E 4 E 4 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........3500 4600 4900 5000 TRANSPORT WINDS......NE 7 E 6 E 3 SE 6 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............59 60 54 51 46 41 WEATHER COV..........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE.........TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE TEMP.................93 88 80 76 73 71 MIN HUMIDITY.........44 56 71 81 93 99 WIND (20 FT).........E 4 SE 3 E 2 E 2 E 2 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........3900 1500 700 300 300 200 TRANSPORT WINDS......SE 8 SE 10 S 9 S 7 S 6 SE 7 .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SUNDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. .MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. .TUESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. $$ FORECASTER...LAMBERTY REQUESTED BY...JAMIE ATKINS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100618.CRACK.01/CAE