FNUS72 KCAE 231225 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR FTG-4902 4903...DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 825 AM EDT WED MAR 23 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EDT ON MARCH 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS MORNING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. BY MIDDAY WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE AROUND 30 PERCENT BUT ARE EXPECTED REMAIN WELL ABOVE 25 PERCENT. THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED FIRE DANGER TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION TONIGHT WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. NO INVERSION OR A VERY WEAK INVERSION MAY OCCUR TONIGHT BUT WILL HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON BURNING OPERATIONS. WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH TONIGHT...LITTLE OR NO FOG IS EXPECTED. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............M M M M M M M M M WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................60 66 71 75 77 80 81 83 83 RH...................75 63 55 46 42 36 34 31 30 20 FT WIND DIR.......SW SW W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND DIR.......240 240 250 250 250 250 250 250 250 20 FT WIND SPD.......6 7 9 10 12 13 14 14 13 20 FT WIND GUST......15 15 20 25 30 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (KFT)........2.1 2.8 3.5 4.4 5.3 6.0 6.4 6.5 6.1 TRANSP WIND DIR......W W W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD......15 18 24 29 33 37 37 36 33 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............43 51 64 69 73 61 WEATHER COV.......... S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE.........NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP.................82 75 68 64 61 58 RH...................31 41 59 73 84 90 20 FT WIND...........SW 11 SW 8 SW 7 SW 8 SW 8 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST......25 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT).........5200 1700 400 600 1200 900 TRANSPORT WIND.......W 30 SW 24 SW 21 SW 18 SW 17 W 16 .THURSDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............48 21 17 14 9 5 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................57 56 63 69 72 74 RH...................86 77 54 37 28 24 20 FT WIND...........W 8 W 8 W 10 W 12 W 13 NW 11 20 FT WIND GUST......15 15 20 25 30 25 MIX HGT (FT).........1000 1700 3200 4900 6200 6700 TRANSPORT WIND.......W 16 NW 17 NW 22 W 26 W 29 W 28 $$ FORECASTER...HAWKS REQUESTED BY...ALLEN BRASWELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110323.FTG49.01/CAE