FNUS72 KCAE 031216 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 108 A B...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 816 AM EDT TUE APR 3 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EDT ON APRIL 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT HAS STALLED ALONG THE SAVANNAH RIVER. THIS FEATURE WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD LATER TODAY AS A WARM FRONT. A STRONGER FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. NIGHTTIME DISPERSION IS EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY POOR THIS EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT FROM THE SOUTH TO THE WEST TONIGHT. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............52 52 52 52 54 55 56 57 58 WEATHER COV.......... SCH WEATHER TYPE......... RW TEMP.................64 66 69 72 74 75 76 77 77 RH...................74 68 63 57 53 52 50 49 50 20 FT WIND DIR.......E E SE SE SE S S S S 20 FT WIND DIR.......100 110 120 140 150 160 160 160 170 20 FT WIND SPD.......2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 5 5 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)........1.1 1.6 2.1 2.6 3.0 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 TRANSP WIND DIR......SE SE SE SE SE S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD......6 6 7 8 8 9 10 12 12 LVORI................4 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............60 59 59 58 58 59 WEATHER COV..........S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE.........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP.................76 72 68 65 63 61 RH...................53 63 76 83 92 99 20 FT WIND...........S 3 S 3 S 3 SW 4 SW 4 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 5 5 10 5 MIX HGT (FT).........3500 300 200 200 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND.......S 10 S 6 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 W 3 LVORI................1 3 4 5 6 9 $$ FORECASTER...CHERRY REQUESTED BY...TODD BENNETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120403.COMPA.01/CAE