FNUS72 KCAE 281038 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR CSNWR RX 03 28 2012...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 638 AM EDT WED MAR 28 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE NORTHERN MIDLANDS WILL RESULT IN SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH FROM NOON THROUGH 5PM...THEN DIMINISHING AS AN INVERSION DEVELOPS. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL GRADUALLY VEER FROM SOUTHWEST TO WESTERLY BY MIDDAY AND BE BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RH THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE 35 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHTS TONIGHT WILL DECREASE TO AROUND 200 FEET. PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............86 68 56 48 47 46 45 41 38 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................51 56 62 68 72 75 77 77 78 RH...................78 70 60 56 50 44 43 40 42 20 FT WIND DIR.......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND DIR.......220 220 230 230 230 230 230 240 240 20 FT WIND SPD.......5 7 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST......10 15 15 20 21 21 21 21 21 MIX HGT (KFT)........0.4 0.7 1.2 2.1 3.1 4.0 4.6 4.8 4.5 TRANSP WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD......10 15 17 21 22 23 22 20 17 LVORI................4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............34 29 30 31 32 32 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................77 73 67 64 61 60 RH...................43 49 63 70 78 78 20 FT WIND...........SW 10 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST......17 12 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT).........3700 1000 700 400 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND.......W 15 W 9 W 8 W 8 W 8 W 7 LVORI................1 2 3 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...PROUD REQUESTED BY...MARK PARKER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120328.CSNWR.01/CAE