FNUS72 KCAE 291247 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR CSNWR RX 2 29 2012...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 747 AM EST WED FEB 29 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON FEBRUARY 29. 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) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............100 94 89 90 91 91 91 91 91 WEATHER COV..........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE.........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP.................57 60 63 66 69 71 72 73 72 RH...................80 75 72 70 68 66 66 62 64 20 FT WIND DIR.......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND DIR.......210 210 210 220 220 220 220 220 220 20 FT WIND SPD.......7 9 10 11 12 12 12 11 10 20 FT WIND GUST......15 15 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)........0.8 1.0 1.4 1.9 2.4 2.9 3.2 3.4 3.2 TRANSP WIND DIR......SE S S SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD......9 13 17 23 25 25 25 26 26 LVORI................4 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............92 92 99 100 97 81 WEATHER COV..........CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE WEATHER TYPE.........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP.................72 69 65 64 63 62 RH...................64 68 78 81 84 84 20 FT WIND...........SW 9 SW 8 SW 8 SW 7 SW 7 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST......20 20 20 20 20 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 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...LISCINSKY REQUESTED BY...MARK PARKER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120229.CSNWR.02/CAE