FNUS72 KCHS 091149
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-147...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
749 AM EDT MON MAR 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. THE SEA
BREEZE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN PINNED NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST THROUGH
MOST OF THE AFTERNOON...BUT MAY SHIFT ACROSS THE BURN SITE TOWARD
SUNSET. A WEAK BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH INTO COASTAL SOUTH
CAROLINA LATE TONIGHT AND ITS PASSAGE COULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY LIGHT
PATCHY FOG.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH...SHIFTING SOUTHWEST LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY /PERCENT/...20     44     43     43
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............65     75     80     82
RH..............70     50     42     40
20 FT WIND......W 6    W 6    W 7    SW 9
20 FT WIND GUST.       8      11     13

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    PATCHY FOG POSSIBLE LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...7PM-11AM/VERY POOR

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FORECASTER...QUAGLIARIELLO
REQUESTED BY...BILL TWOMEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090309.C147_.01/CHS