FNUS72 KCHS 141321
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-81...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
921 AM EDT THU MAY 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MAY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE COAST WILL PUSH INLAND AND WEAKEN
THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS/TSTMS IN THE ATLANTIC WILL PUSH TOWARDS THE
COAST THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BUT DISSIPATE...THEN SCATTERED
SHOWERS/TSTMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH
ERRATIC MOTION TO THEM. SHOWERS/TSTMS WILL LIKELY NOT LAST LONG AT
ANY ONE TIME BUT SOME SHOWERS MAY CONTAIN BRIEF HEAVY RAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-3600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY COVER...........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................74     78     80     82
RH..................87     74     69     61
20 FT WIND..........E 5    E 6    SE 8   SE 7
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10     10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...
                    THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...8PM-9AM/VERY POOR

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 14 TO 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CALDERONE
REQUESTED BY...JOE BENTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090514.C81__.01/CHS