FNUS72 KCHS 101241
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLR COTTON SAVANNAH...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
840 AM EDT TUE MAR 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MARCH 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL STALL OUT JUST NORTH OF THE
SAVANNAH RIVER ENTRANCE LATER THIS MORNING. THE SEA BREEZE IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE BURN SITE BETWEEN 1300 AND 1400
EDT. PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT.

WE HAVE LOWER THAN NORMAL CONFIDENCE ON TEMPERATURE...HUMIDITY
AND MIXING HEIGHTS AT THIS PARTICULAR BURN SITE TODAY AS ALL
WILL BE A FUNCTION OF HOW QUICKLY THE SEA BREEZE DEVELOPS. EXPECT
MIXING HEIGHTS TO LOWER BEHIND THE SEA BREEZE AS COLDER
MARITIME AIR MOVES IN FROM OFF THE ATLANTIC. AIR TEMPERATURES
OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS WILL LIKELY RISE NO HIGHER THAN THE
LOWER 60S THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH THIS MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO
                    15 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY /PERCENT/...20     24     20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............69     72     73
RH..............70     64     62
20 FT WIND......NNW 2  E 4    SE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      12

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...6PM-11AM/FAIR

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO
                    12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH MPH.

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FORECASTER...TAYLOR
REQUESTED BY...JAN TRIPP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090310.BLRCO.01/CHS