FNUS72 KCHS 181233
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-65A...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
833 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE REGION THIS MORNING WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EAST
TODAY ALLOWING NE WINDS TO BECOME E THIS AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY /PERCENT/...50     40     37     33     33
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............55     63     68     69     68
RH..............83     58     47     45     52
20 FT WIND......NE 3   NE 4   E 6    E 7    SE 7
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     10     15     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...7PM-10AM/VERY POOR

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5
                    TO 6 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING WEST 8 TO 10 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...BRIGHT
REQUESTED BY...JOE BENTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090318.C65A_.01/CHS