FNUS72 KCHS 211152
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-176 177...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
752 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 EDT ON MARCH 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH WILL REMAIN THE DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY /PERCENT/...5      9      13     14     13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............45     54     60     63     63
RH..............79     52     35     28     24
20 FT WIND......NE 4   NE 10  NE 9   NE 10  E 10
20 FT WIND GUST.8      16     17     15     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...730 PM TO 10AM...BECOMING VERY POOR...THEN
SIMILAR TO THIS MORNING...SLOW IMPROVEMENT TO POOR TOWARD DAWN.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........EAST WINDS 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...24
REQUESTED BY...JOE BENTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090321.C1761.01/CHS