FNUS72 KCAE 291239 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR FTG_4102...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 739 AM EST WED FEB 29 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON FEBRUARY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WARM FRONT SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA EARLY THIS MORNING...WILL LIFT NORTH OF THE AREA THROUGH THE DAY. THIS WILL ALLOW GREATER MIXING OF THE ATMOSPHERE FOR INCREASED SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS...ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON. INCREASING INSTABILITY WILL ALSO INTRODUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS A SLOW-MOVING COLD FRONT FROM THE NORTHWEST REACHES THE AREA. WIDESPREAD FOG WILL LIKELY DEVELOP TONIGHT AND LINGER THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING ON THURSDAY. .TODAY... TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............100 100 100 100 92 85 83 82 82 83 84 85 WEATHER COV.......... SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE......... RW RW RW RW TEMP.................59 58 59 60 62 65 69 71 73 74 74 74 RH...................87 93 90 87 78 75 68 68 64 62 62 59 20 FT WIND DIR.......SE S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND DIR.......150 160 170 180 190 190 200 210 210 210 210 210 20 FT WIND SPD.......2 3 4 5 5 6 7 8 8 7 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 10 10 15 15 20 20 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT)........0.2 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.0 1.3 1.7 2.2 2.6 3.0 3.2 3.1 TRANSP WIND DIR......SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD......5 6 8 10 14 17 21 23 23 23 25 26 LVORI................6 6 5 4 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............85 87 95 98 98 92 WEATHER COV..........S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE.........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP.................73 70 67 65 64 63 RH...................62 66 73 75 78 81 20 FT WIND...........S 5 S 5 S 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST......15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT).........2400 600 400 500 500 600 TRANSPORT WIND.......SW 23 SW 14 SW 15 SW 16 SW 16 SW 13 LVORI................1 3 3 4 4 4 .THURSDAY... TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............95 79 73 64 62 62 WEATHER COV..........CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE.........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP.................62 64 71 75 78 79 RH...................81 75 59 48 40 36 20 FT WIND...........SW 4 SW 5 W 6 W 7 W 7 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST......15 15 20 20 20 15 MIX HGT (FT).........700 1200 2500 4300 5000 5200 TRANSPORT WIND.......SW 12 SW 14 SW 17 SW 22 W 22 SW 17 LVORI................4 3 1 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...LISCINSKY REQUESTED BY...ALLEN BRASWELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120223.FTG_4.01/CAE