FNUS72 KCHS 251147
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR E6 BURN...FS FORESTRY BRANCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
747 AM EDT SAT APR 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE LATEST
WEATHER MODELS INDICATE A SOMEWHAT HIGHER CHANCE OF FOG LATE TONIGHT OVER
THE BURN AREA THAN MOST OF OUR PREVIOUS DATA. THE FOG SHOULD BE SHALLOW IN
NATURE...BUT IT MAY BECOME LOCALLY DENSE TOWARD DAWN ON SUNDAY WITH A RISK OF
VISIBILITY BELOW 1/2 MILE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 13 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY /PERCENT/...2      5      12     11
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............79     84     87     84
RH..............47     34     30     34
20 FT WIND......S 5    SE 6   SE 7   SE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     15


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. BETWEEN 5 AM AND 8 AM...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR POCKETS
                    OF DENSE FOG TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF LIBERTY AND BRYAN
                    COUNTIES. SIMILAR TO THIS MORNING...FOG SHOULD MORE PATCHY TOWARD THE
                    COAST. THERE IS LOW TO MODERATE CONFIDENCE THAT VISIBILITIES WILL FALL
                    BELOW 1/2 MILE PRIOR TO DAYBREAK ON SUNDAY. FOG SHOULD BURN OFF BY
                    9-10 AM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........EAST LESS THAN 5 MPH.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...8 PM TO 10 AM/VERY POOR.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 4 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...24
REQUESTED BY...DAVID POPE  FIRE PLANNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090425.E6BUR.01/CHS