FNUS72 KCAE 101211 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR FTG_3401_5005...DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 811 AM EDT TUE APR 10 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0805 EDT ON APRIL 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A DRY SURFACE TROUGH IS PASSING THROUGH THE REGION THIS MORNING. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH LOWEST AFTERNOON RH VALUES FALLING BELOW 20 PERCENT. LIGHT NW WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME WEST TO WSW AND INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING FRONT. WIND GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH EXPECTED BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. A WEAK INVERSION IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT...BUT FAIR DISPERSION ANTICIPATED DUE TO WINDS STAYING UP SOME. NO FOG TONIGHT/WEDNESDAY MORNING DUE TO SOME WIND AND DRY AIR. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............2 4 5 6 7 10 12 17 27 31 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................51 58 65 70 74 77 78 80 81 81 RH...................68 51 39 31 26 22 20 19 18 19 20 FT WIND DIR.......NW NW NW NW W W W W W W 20 FT WIND DIR.......300 300 300 300 290 270 260 260 260 250 20 FT WIND SPD.......2 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST......5 5 10 10 15 15 20 25 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT)........0.4 1.4 2.4 3.3 4.2 5.1 5.8 6.8 7.0 7.0 TRANSP WIND DIR......W W W W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD......5 7 10 14 17 21 24 28 30 29 LVORI................3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............31 29 27 23 20 17 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................79 70 62 57 53 48 RH...................21 31 44 55 66 77 20 FT WIND...........W 10 W 5 W 4 W 4 NW 4 NW 4 20 FT WIND GUST......25 10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT).........6000 1200 800 500 300 200 TRANSPORT WIND.......W 24 W 10 W 6 W 6 W 8 NW 8 LVORI................1 2 2 3 3 4 .WEDNESDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............12 8 8 9 10 12 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE.........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................47 47 57 64 68 70 RH...................74 65 40 27 20 18 20 FT WIND...........NW 3 N 5 N 6 N 8 NW 8 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST......5 10 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT).........200 500 3000 5000 6300 7500 TRANSPORT WIND.......NW 9 N 10 N 14 NW 17 NW 18 NW 17 LVORI................3 3 2 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...MILLER REQUESTED BY...ALLEN BRASWELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120410.FTG_3.01/CAE