FNUS72 KCHS 111243
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C122...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
743 AM EST WED FEB 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON FEBRUARY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL TODAY...KEEPING A WARM AND MOIST
SOUTHERLY WIND IN PLACE. PATCHY FOG WILL BURN OFF BY LATE MORNING.
WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH TONIGHT UNDER A WEAK INVERSION AND
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT DUE TO PUSH THROUGH THE REGION EARLY THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTH 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.

TIME (EST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY /PERCENT/...46     44     39     46     48
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............59     68     73     74     72
RH..............87     68     57     57     61
20 FT WIND......SW 5   SW 10  S 11   S 14   S 14
20 FT WIND GUST.10     20     25     30     30

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........WEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...7PM-8AM/GOOD

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CALDERONE
REQUESTED BY...JOE BENTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090211.C122_.01/CHS