FNUS72 KCHS 081714
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-134 UPDATE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
114 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1325 EDT ON MARCH 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES FROM THE PREVIOUS SPOT FORECAST.
AREA OBSERVATIONS INDICATE SOUTHWEST 33 FT WINDS OF 12-18 MPH ARE
COMMON WITH SOME STATIONS REPORTING GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. UNSURE WHY
WINDS ARE VARIABLE AT THE BURN SITE UNLESS THERE ARE SOME SHELTERING
ISSUES OR INFLUENCES FROM THE FIRE THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO DETECT. THE
SEA BREEZE IS BEGINNING TO TAKE SHAPE ALONG THE BEACHES AT THIS TIME...
BUT EXPECT A SLIGHTLY SLOWER MOVEMENT INLAND COMPARED TO YESTERDAY.
LOOK FOR PASSAGE AT THE BURN SITE AROUND 1700-1800 EDT.

.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    21 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY /PERCENT/...5      8      12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............79     81     79
RH..............42     37     45
20 FT WIND......SW 13  SW 14  SSW 14
20 FT WIND GUST.18     19     20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3
                    TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...7PM-11AM/FAIR

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FORECASTER...TAYLOR
REQUESTED BY...P SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090308.C134U.01/CHS