FNUS72 KCHS 051309
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR FLAG POND...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
809 AM EST THU NOV 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON NOVEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED WEST OF THE REGION WILL PRODUCE
GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AND NEAR CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY
TODAY. FULL SUNSHINE AND OFFSHORE/DOWNSLOPING WINDS COULD PUSH
HIGH TEMPERATURES 2-4F HIGHER THAN THOSE FORECAST HERE...RESULTING IN
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES CLOSER TO 25 PERCENT. THE EVENING
INVERSION SHOULD DEVELOP AND WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH BETWEEN
1700 AND 1800.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........68 AT IGNITION...MAX 73.
RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........WINDS NORTH AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO NORTH 16
                    TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY COVER...........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................68     71     73     71
RH..................57     44     35     36
20 FT WIND..........N 10   N 10   N 10   N 9
20 FT WIND GUST.....25     25     25     20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53.
RH..................MAX 71 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 1300-2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 16 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68.
RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3500-3800 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 14 TO 21 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ROWLEY
REQUESTED BY...JAN TRIPP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091105.FLAGP.01/CHS