FNUS72 KCHS 081253
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR IMPOUNDMENT 4  5    8...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
753 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON JANUARY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

..NEAR CRITICAL RH VALUES TODAY WITH CRITICAL WIND SPEEDS...

.DISCUSSION...A DRY COLD FRONT WILL RACE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD IN FROM THE W TONIGHT AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH SAT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........WEST WINDS 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 27 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 35 MPH.

TIME (EST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY ............MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     59     65     66     61
RH..............46     34     28     27     38
20 FT WIND......SW 7   SW 11  W 14   W 14   W 11
20 FT WIND GUST.15     21     25     27     21
MIX HGT (FT)....700    2100   4800   5000   3900
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 7   SW 21  W 35   W 35   W 30

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 MPH.
INVERSION/DISPERSION....400/POOR

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........LIGHT AND VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 5 MPH.

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FORECASTER...24
REQUESTED BY...JAN TRIPP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090108.IMPOU.01/CHS