FNUS72 KCAE 261116 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPT 300 303...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 716 AM EDT THU APR 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 EDT ON APRIL 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...RATHER STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. 20 FOOT AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH. AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 30 AND 35 PERCENT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE MIDLANDS FROM THE NORTH LATE TONIGHT. BOTH 20 FOOT AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH BEHIND THIS FRONT. 20 FOOT WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BUT THE TRANSPORT WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONGER. EVEN WITH THE WINDS UP...THE MODELS DO INDICATE THAT AN INVERSION WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT. INITIALLY RATHER SHALLOW FROM SURFACE UP TO 500 FEET...THEN INCREASING TO NEAR 2000 FT TOWARDS MORNING UNDER GOOD MIXING. CHANCE FOR FOG APPEARS LOW AT THIS TIME. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............41 46 56 62 58 52 49 52 57 60 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................68 71 75 79 81 84 85 86 87 87 RH...................59 55 48 42 39 36 35 34 32 32 20 FT WIND DIR.......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND DIR.......220 230 240 240 240 240 240 240 240 240 20 FT WIND SPD.......6 9 10 12 13 13 13 13 14 13 20 FT WIND GUST......20 20 25 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (KFT)........1.5 1.5 1.9 2.2 2.8 3.6 4.3 5.4 5.4 5.4 TRANSP WIND DIR......SW SW W W W W SW W W W TRANSP WIND SPD......22 22 23 23 24 26 29 33 36 36 LVORI................2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............59 53 51 51 52 50 WEATHER COV.......... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE.........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP.................86 81 74 70 67 65 RH...................34 39 51 61 70 78 20 FT WIND...........SW 11 W 8 SW 6 SW 5 SW 5 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST......30 15 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT).........4800 500 500 500 500 1000 TRANSPORT WIND.......W 33 W 17 SW 10 SW 9 SW 9 SW 9 LVORI................1 2 2 3 3 4 .FRIDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............48 47 51 57 63 69 WEATHER COV.......... S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE.........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP.................63 65 74 80 83 85 RH...................87 81 59 49 44 41 20 FT WIND...........SW 4 SW 3 W 4 W 4 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST......10 10 10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT).........1500 2000 3300 4800 5500 6000 TRANSPORT WIND.......SW 9 W 10 W 14 W 16 W 16 W 14 LVORI................5 4 2 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...LISCINSKY REQUESTED BY...BILL HAMMOND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120426.COMPT.01/CAE