FNUS72 KCHS 111235
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTON SAVANNA...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
835 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT.
A COLD FRONT WILL DROP IN FROM THE NORTH EARLY THURSDAY WHILE A
WEDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS TO THE NORTH. THE FRONT WILL SETTLE
SOUTH OF THE AREA FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY AS A COASTAL TROUGH AND
SEVERAL WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH THE REGION WILL
MAINTAIN UNSETTLED WEATHER LATE THIS WEEK THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 6 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 6
                    TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY /PERCENT/...21  21  21  20  20  20  20
TEMP............66  68  70  71  72  72  71
RH..............73  68  63  59  59  59  61
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  SW  S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..4   4   4   5   5   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5   5   10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTH WINDS 6 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT
                    AND VARIABLE.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...6PM-11AM/POOR

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 9
                    TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 MPH...BECOMING EAST AROUND 6
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 16
                    TO 22 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...LAMB
REQUESTED BY...JAN TRIPP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090311.COTTO.02/CHS