FNUS72 KCHS 281353 FWSCHS SPOT FORECAST FOR C-128A...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 853 AM EST THU JAN 28 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON JANUARY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL TODAY AND THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTH. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. 20 FT WINDS.........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH. TIME (EST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY COVER...........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................43 52 61 62 58 MIN HUMIDITY........70 48 32 31 39 WIND (20 FT)........W 2 W 4 W 4 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 7 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. 20 FT WINDS.........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH LATE. INVERSION/DISPERSION...5PM-10AM/VERY POOR...IMPROVING SLIGHTLY LATE. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. 20 FT WINDS.........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING EAST 8 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 10 TO 15 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...BRIGHT REQUESTED BY...JOE BENTON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100128.C128A.01/CHS