FNUS72 KCAE 241246 FWSCAE SPOT FORECAST FOR FTG_210303_DEMO...DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 846 AM EDT WED APR 24 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE AWAY FROM THE REGION TODAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. FOG AND STRATUS WILL RAPIDLY BURN OFF BY 9 AM WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON AROUND 38 PERCENT. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWESTERLY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THEN TURN WESTERLY. WITH THE FRONT TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER 6PM. A WEAK INVERSION WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT...HOWEVER WITH THE FRONT APPROACHING MIXING HEIGHTS WILL REMAIN ABOVE 300 FEET. .TODAY... TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%)..............51 45 38 38 38 43 48 50 WEATHER COV.......... WEATHER TYPE......... TEMP.................64 68 72 75 77 77 78 79 RH...................70 61 53 46 40 42 40 39 20 FT WIND DIR.......S S S S S SW SW SW 20 FT WIND DIR.......180 190 190 200 200 210 230 240 20 FT WIND SPD.......4 5 6 9 10 9 8 6 20 FT WIND GUST......10 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (KFT)........1.5 2.5 3.8 5.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 TRANSP WIND DIR......S S SW SW SW SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD......9 14 18 21 21 21 22 22 LVORI................5 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%)..............51 63 66 76 85 78 WEATHER COV.......... S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE.........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP.................78 72 69 65 62 60 RH...................40 55 61 70 75 78 20 FT WIND...........SW 5 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST......20 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT).........4400 700 600 400 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND.......SW 22 SW 16 SW 8 SW 7 SW 6 W 6 LVORI................1 2 3 3 4 4 .THURSDAY... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)..............69 63 56 46 40 30 WEATHER COV..........S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE.........RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP.................58 59 67 72 75 76 RH...................80 75 52 41 33 28 20 FT WIND...........W 3 NW 4 N 5 N 6 N 6 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST......10 10 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT).........300 300 1700 3800 5600 5600 TRANSPORT WIND.......NW 7 NW 9 N 10 N 10 N 10 N 10 LVORI................4 4 3 1 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...PROUD REQUESTED BY...ALLEN BRASWELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130424.FTG_2.01/CAE