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FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-79...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
909 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...CRITICAL HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
SHIFTS OFF THE COAST. EXPECT CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITIES AT THE
BURN SITE WITH SOME HUMIDITY RECOVERY LIKELY BY MID AFTERNOON
AS WINDS TURN ONSHORE. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY WITH RED FLAG CONDITIONS LIKELY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO
                    10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY /PERCENT/...0      0      1      10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............45     53     59     58
RH..............32     24     21     25
20 FT WIND......E 3    SE 5   SE 6   SSE 7
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...6PM-830AM/FAIR

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........WEST WINDS 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRIGHT
REQUESTED BY...JOE BENTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090221.C79__.01/CHS