FNUS72 KCHS 271410
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C187 188...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
910 AM EST FRI FEB 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN TODAY. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL
MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT. A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM WILL DELIVER
SHOWERS OVER THE WEEKEND WITH STRONG THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (EST)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY /PERCENT/...54     56     61     69
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............64     68     69     67
RH..............65     57     57     61
20 FT WIND......S 8    S 10   S 10   S 8
20 FT WIND GUST.15     20     20     20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE
                    IN THE EVENING. RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
INVERSION/DISPERSON...7PM-9AM/FAIR.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 20 TO 26 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CALDERONE
REQUESTED BY...BENTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090227.C1871.01/CHS