FNUS72 KCHS 191236
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-96 185...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
836 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE COAST WILL DISSIPATE THIS MORNING.
MEANWHILE...HIGH PRESSURE WILL GIVE WAY TO AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WHICH
WILL PUSH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...THEN SOUTHWEST LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST SOUTHWEST 10 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY /PERCENT/...37     28     27     31     33
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     64     70     74     72
RH..............96     60     47     38     39
20 FT WIND......NW 2   NW 2   W 3    W 5    SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 6
                    TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...7PM-7AM/VERY POOR BUT IMPROVING AFTER 2 AM.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........NORTH NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRIGHT
REQUESTED BY...JOE BENTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090319.C9618.01/CHS