FNUS72 KCHS 281200 FWSCHS SPOT FORECAST FOR PILE RX...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 800 AM EDT TUE JUL 28 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON JULY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL TODAY...ALONG WITH A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE INLAND. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE SEA BREEZE THIS AFTERNOON. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A GREATER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. 20 FT WINDS.........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 MPH. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY COVER...........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV......... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................81 88 91 91 RH..................72 57 49 50 20 FT WIND..........SW 4 SW 5 S 6 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 7 9 12 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT. 20 FT WINDS.........SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING... BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EARLY EVENING. INVERSION/DISPERSION...8PM/POOR .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. 20 FT WINDS.........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...QUAGLIARIELLO REQUESTED BY...JAN TRIPP TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090728.PILER.01/CHS