FNUS72 KCAE 271130 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR C 84...USFS-SAVANNAH RIVER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 730 AM EDT FRI APR 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EDT ON APRIL 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTH TODAY. WITH THE BURN AREA BEING SOUTH OF THE FRONT...YOUR WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST MUCH OF THE DAY. WINDS MAY SHIFT TO MORE EASTERLY LATE TONIGHT DEPENDING ON IF THE FRONT CAN SAG ACROSS THE CSRA. MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO PLENTY OF CLOUD COVER THIS AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON HEATING AND AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS...ALONG WITH THE PROXIMITY OF THE FRONT WILL ALLOW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. BEST TIMEFRAME FOR RAINFALL APPEARS TO BE AFTER 4 PM. MIN RH SHOULD BE AROUND 40 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE ABOVE 5000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE FROM THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST. WITH WINDS DIMINISHING AND INCREASED LOW LEVEL MOISTURE OVERNIGHT...FOG IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............45 58 64 60 53 50 57 70 76 WEATHER COV.......... SCH SCH SCH CHC WEATHER TYPE......... RW RW RW RW TEMP.................70 74 78 80 83 86 87 88 88 RH...................66 59 52 49 44 40 40 43 45 20 FT WIND DIR.......SW SW W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND DIR.......240 240 250 260 270 280 270 260 250 20 FT WIND SPD.......5 5 5 6 6 6 5 4 3 20 FT WIND GUST......15 15 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)........0.7 1.5 2.9 3.7 4.8 5.6 6.1 5.9 5.9 TRANSP WIND DIR......W W W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD......14 14 14 14 15 15 14 13 12 LVORI................3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............77 78 70 65 58 64 WEATHER COV..........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE.........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP.................87 82 75 72 69 67 RH...................46 55 65 70 78 82 20 FT WIND...........W 3 SW 3 SE 2 E 2 SE 2 E 1 20 FT WIND GUST......10 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT).........4400 1500 500 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND.......W 12 W 10 W 5 SW 2 SE 3 E 2 LVORI................1 2 3 3 4 5 $$ FORECASTER...LISCINSKY REQUESTED BY...AMANDA DISMAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120427.C84__.01/CAE