FNUS72 KCAE 041050 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR CSNWR RX 04 04 2011...CAROLINA SANDHILLS NWR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 650 AM EDT MON APR 4 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON APRIL 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER TODAY. AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND THIS FRONT WILL DOMINATE DURING THE REST OF THE WEEK. IT WILL BE BREEZY THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE MIDDLE 30S THIS AFTERNOON. THE BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL BE AFTER MIDNIGHT...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 4 AM AND 8 AM WHEN A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............0 7 10 11 11 11 14 21 29 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................58 65 71 76 78 80 82 83 83 RH...................64 53 46 40 39 38 37 36 37 20 FT WIND DIR.......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND DIR.......220 210 210 210 210 210 210 210 210 20 FT WIND SPD.......8 11 12 14 15 16 17 17 15 20 FT WIND GUST......15 20 25 25 30 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (KFT)........1.1 1.7 2.2 2.8 3.5 4.2 4.7 4.9 5.1 TRANSP WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD......22 25 28 30 32 33 35 35 35 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%)..............36 44 48 49 50 51 52 54 54 66 89 100 WEATHER COV.......... SCH SCH CHC LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE......... TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP.................82 80 77 73 71 69 67 66 64 63 63 62 RH...................40 45 52 60 66 71 75 79 84 88 91 93 20 FT WIND DIR.......SW S S S S S S S S S SW SW 20 FT WIND DIR.......210 200 190 190 200 200 200 200 200 200 210 210 20 FT WIND SPD.......15 14 12 12 12 11 12 12 12 12 11 12 20 FT WIND GUST......30 25 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)........4.0 2.4 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 TRANSP WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD......37 36 37 38 39 40 40 40 39 39 39 39 $$ FORECASTER...VAUGHAN REQUESTED BY...MARK PARKER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110404.CSNWR.01/CAE