FNUS72 KCHS 241150
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-175...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
750 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY BEFORE
STALLING. ONSHORE FLOW WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING EAST 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING BECOMING EAST 10
                    TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY /PERCENT/...5      20     33     40     48
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     62     67     70     68
RH..............74     56     45     41     47
20 FT WIND......NE 4   E 6    E 8    E 9    E 8
20 FT WIND GUST.5      15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1000   3300   3300   5500   4100
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 3   N 3    N 3    E 9    SE 13

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........EAST WINDS 8 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...7PM TO 10 AM...FAIR IN THE EARLY EVENING...THEN BECOMING
VERY POOR OVERNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...24
REQUESTED BY...BILL TWOMEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090324.C175_.02/CHS