FNUS72 KCAE 021519
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 126...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
1119 AM EDT MON APR 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON APRIL 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL SETTLE SOUTHWARD
ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. A SLIGHTLY STRONGER FRONTAL SYSTEM
WILL AFFECT THE AREA LATER IN THE WEEK. THE TRANSPORT WINDS
WILL INITIALLY BE NORTHWEST THIS MORNING BECOMING NORTH BY MID
AFTERNOON AND THE SURFACE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTH AS WELL.

.TODAY...
TIME (EDT)          12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%)..............100 52  50  50  51  51
WEATHER COV..........        SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.........        RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP.................80  83  85  87  88  88
RH...................49  43  37  36  35  35
20 FT WIND DIR.......W   NW  NW  NW  W   W
20 FT WIND DIR.......290 300 300 300 290 280
20 FT WIND SPD.......6   6   6   5   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST......15  15  15  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)........2.8 3.2 3.8 4.8 5.6 5.8
TRANSP WIND DIR......NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
TRANSP WIND SPD......17  18  20  20  18  17
LVORI................1   1   1   1   1   1

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)..............62     96     49     53     42     58
WEATHER COV..........S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE.........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE
TEMP.................87     80     72     67     64     60
RH...................36     45     59     70     75     84
20 FT WIND...........NW 4   E 2    E 2    E 3    E 3    E 2
20 FT WIND GUST......10     5      5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT).........4600   300    200    200    200    200
TRANSPORT WIND.......N 15   E 9    E 8    E 5    E 5    E 5
LVORI................1      2      2      3      3      5

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FORECASTER...HAWKS
REQUESTED BY...TODD BENNETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120402.COMPA.01/CAE