FNUS72 KCHS 211235 FWSCHS SPOT FORECAST FOR HSR 1-4 1-5...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 735 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2009 ...CRITICAL HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON... FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT OFF THE COAST TODAY. EXPECT CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITIES AT THE BURN SITE WITH SOME HUMIDITY RECOVERY LIKELY BY MID AFTERNOON AS WINDS TURN ONSHORE. CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. 20 FT WINDS.........LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS THIS MORNING... BECOMING EAST/SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY /PERCENT/...0 0 1 2 3 4 7 9 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............45 50 53 56 57 56 55 55 RH..............42 35 31 28 29 33 41 45 20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE E E SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 6 6 7 7 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 12 12 15 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. 20 FT WINDS.........SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH THIS EVENING... BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. INVERSION/DISPERSION...1800/FAIR .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. 20 FT WINDS.........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH BY LATE MORNING. $$ FORECASTER...TAYLOR REQUESTED BY...JAN TRIPP TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090221.HSR14.01/CHS