FNUS72 KCHS 241827
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR FRIDAY...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
227 PM EDT FRI APR 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1400 EDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE AREA INTO NEXT WEEK.
THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE UNSTABLE BELOW THE MIXING HEIGHT TODAY AND
TOMORROW WITH DAVIS STABILITY INDEX OF 3 BOTH DAYS. A STRONG
INVERSION EXPECTED TONIGHT. THE TIGHTEST INVERSION WILL BE DURING
THE 2 AM TO 8 AM TIME FRAME. WIND DIRECTION SHOULD BE FAIRLY
STEADY DURING THE NEXT 24-36 HOURS WITH THE MAIN SHIFT OCCURRING
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON WHEN THE SEABREEZE
PUSHES THROUGH AND TURNS WINDS MORE SSE INSTEAD OF S.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 MPH.


TIME (EDT)      2 PM   4 PM
SKY /PERCENT/...11     18
TEMP............90     86
RH..............39     41
20 FT WIND......S 7    S 9
20 FT WIND GUST.12     14


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE AFTER 10 PM.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...7PM-10AM/POOR


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO
                    10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LAMB
REQUESTED BY...B SCHAFFLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090424.FRIDA.04/CHS