FNUS72 KCAE 261200 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPT 271...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 800 AM EDT TUE APR 26 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON APRIL 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST WILL CIRCULATE INCREASINGLY WARM AND MOIST AIR INTO THE FORECAST AREA AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. 20 FOOT AND TRANSPORT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SOUTHERLY 10 TO 15 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON RHS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 50 TO 60 PERCENT BUT WILL DROP TO AROUND 48 PERCENT BETWEEN 4 PM AND 5 PM. MIXING HEIGHTS OF 1 TO 3 THOUSAND FEET THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO 5 TO 7 THOUSAND FEET THIS AFTERNOON. LITTLE FOG IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH CLOUD COVER INHIBITING FOG FORMATION. VERY LOW CHANCE OF RAIN BEFORE NOON TODAY...THEN A 20 PERCENT CHANCE NOON TO 3 PM. AFTER 3 PM...A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............71 65 62 60 57 56 60 68 72 WEATHER COV..........SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.........TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TSM TEMP.................71 74 78 80 81 83 83 84 84 RH...................81 74 64 60 58 53 53 51 49 20 FT WIND DIR.......S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND DIR.......170 180 180 180 190 190 180 180 180 20 FT WIND SPD.......5 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 20 FT WIND GUST......10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)........1.3 2.2 3.3 4.3 5.2 5.9 6.5 6.8 6.4 TRANSP WIND DIR......S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD......18 20 22 23 23 23 21 18 16 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............73 74 72 71 69 65 WEATHER COV..........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE.........TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP.................83 79 73 71 68 67 RH...................51 60 73 79 84 87 20 FT WIND...........S 6 S 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST......15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT).........5000 1200 BLW100 200 700 400 TRANSPORT WIND.......S 17 S 21 S 22 S 20 SE 15 S 14 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............62 56 56 55 55 61 WEATHER COV..........S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE.........TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP.................65 67 76 83 86 88 RH...................93 87 66 53 46 42 20 FT WIND...........S 5 S 5 S 7 S 9 S 10 S 11 20 FT WIND GUST......10 10 15 20 25 25 MIX HGT (FT).........400 1200 2700 4600 6000 7000 TRANSPORT WIND.......S 12 S 10 S 14 S 22 S 31 S 33 $$ FORECASTER...HAWKS REQUESTED BY...BILL HAMMOND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110426.COMPT.01/CAE