FNUS72 KCAE 031047
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR CSNWR RX...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
647 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE APPROACHING FROM
THE WEST WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION TODAY...THEN MOVE
OFF THE COAST TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH LATE
MONDAY AND SPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION
MAINLY MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD IN WITH DRIER COOLER CONDITIONS ON TUESDAY. RH VALUES
ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 25 PERCENT BETWEEN 2 PM AND 3 PM.
FOG IS NOT EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH RELATIVELY DRY AIRMASS
AND AN OVERNIGHT LOW LEVEL JET OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS KEEPING
THE WINDS UP A LITTLE TONIGHT.


.TODAY...
TIME (EDT)          9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%)..............2   3   4   5   6   7   8   10  12
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........
TEMP.................46  53  60  64  68  71  73  74  74
RH...................60  44  33  29  26  25  23  23  23
20 FT WIND DIR.......NW  W   W   SW  SW  S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND DIR.......310 290 260 240 210 200 200 200 200
20 FT WIND SPD.......2   3   3   3   4   4   4   4   5
20 FT WIND GUST......5   5   5   5   5   5   5   10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)........0.9 1.5 2.2 2.9 3.5 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.3
TRANSP WIND DIR......N   N   N   NW  W   SW  SW  SW  SW
TRANSP WIND SPD......7   5   3   5   6   7   7   8   9

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EDT)          6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%)..............13  15  17  16  12  11  8   5   4   5   8   10
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........
TEMP.................73  71  67  63  60  58  57  55  54  53  52  51
RH...................24  27  32  38  46  51  55  61  66  69  74  77
20 FT WIND DIR.......S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND DIR.......190 190 190 190 190 200 200 200 200 200 200 200
20 FT WIND SPD.......5   5   5   5   5   6   6   6   6   6   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST......10  10  10  10  10  10  15  15  15  15  15  15
MIX HGT (KFT)........3.2 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.4 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR......SW  S   S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
TRANSP WIND SPD......10  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  18  20  20  20

$$
FORECASTER...VAUGHAN
REQUESTED BY...MARK PARKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110403.CSNWR.01/CAE