FNUS72 KCAE 031104
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR CSNWR RX 04 03 2012...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
704 AM EDT TUE APR 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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. NO FOG IS EXPECTED
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...
TIME (EDT)          9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%)..............40  46  49  50  51  52  53  54  54
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........
TEMP.................60  63  67  70  72  73  74  75  75
RH...................68  59  52  47  45  44  44  43  45
20 FT WIND DIR.......E   SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND DIR.......100 120 130 150 170 180 180 180 180
20 FT WIND SPD.......2   2   3   4   5   5   5   4   4
20 FT WIND GUST......5   5   5   10  10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT)........1.1 1.6 2.1 2.5 3.0 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.5
TRANSP WIND DIR......SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S   SW
TRANSP WIND SPD......7   7   8   9   9   10  12  13  13
LVORI................3   3   2   2   1   2   1   1   1

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)..............56     55     56     56     57     59
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.................74     70     66     63     61     60
RH...................49     60     73     83     92     98
20 FT WIND...........S 4    S 3    S 4    S 5    SW 5   SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST......5      5      10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT).........3400   300    300    200    200    200
TRANSPORT WIND.......S 12   S 7    SW 6   SW 6   SW 6   SW 5
LVORI................1      3      3      5      6      9

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FORECASTER...CHERRY
REQUESTED BY...MARK PARKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120403.CSNWR.01/CAE