FNUS72 KCAE 301128 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR CONPARTMENT 148...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 728 AM EDT FRI MAR 30 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA EARLY TODAY WILL MOVE NORTHWARD AS A WARM FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT. PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE NEAR LAKES AND RIVERS THIS MORNING. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO NEAR 40 PERCENT NEAR 3 OR 4 PM. FAIR DISPERSION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT FROM 8 PM TO 8 AM SATURDAY MORNING WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............37 40 41 42 43 44 56 68 75 WEATHER COV.......... SCH SCH CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE......... RW RW RW RW TEMP.................62 67 71 74 76 78 79 79 79 RH...................79 69 58 51 47 44 41 41 42 20 FT WIND DIR.......NW N N NW W SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND DIR.......330 340 350 320 250 220 230 230 230 20 FT WIND SPD.......2 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)........0.8 1.4 2.2 3.3 4.4 5.3 6.1 6.4 6.1 TRANSP WIND DIR......N N NW W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD......6 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 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 (%)..............82 93 94 96 97 95 WEATHER COV..........CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE.........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP.................79 75 70 67 64 62 RH...................41 50 61 68 75 81 20 FT WIND...........SW 5 SW 3 SW 3 SW 3 SW 4 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST......10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........5000 1200 1000 700 500 400 TRANSPORT WIND.......W 10 W 9 W 9 SW 8 SW 8 SW 8 LVORI................1 2 2 3 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...HAWKS REQUESTED BY...TODD BENNETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120330.CONPA.01/CAE