FNUS72 KCHS 261238
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-84...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
738 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...CRITICAL RH VALUES TODAY...
...NEAR CRITICAL WIND SPEEDS TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...
COOL HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...RESULTING IN
SUNNY SKIES AND A DRY WESTERLY FLOW. RH VALUES WILL DROP TO BELOW
25 PERCENT BY LATE MORNING...BOTTOMING OUT WELL IN THE CRITICAL
RANGE. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE INCOMING HIGH PRESSURE
AND THE STORM SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHEAST WILL RESULT IN BREEZY
CONDITIONS OVER THE AREA. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LIKELY EXCEED 15 MPH
THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH.

CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY LATE THIS EVENING AS THE NIGHTLY INVERSION
SETS IN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........WEST WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 26
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 24 MPH.

TIME (EST)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY COVER...........MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................41     48     52     53
                    MIN HUMIDITY........33     23     20     20
WIND (20 FT)........W 9    W 14   W 16   W 16
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     21     24     23

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........WEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...7PM-9AM/FAIR

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FORECASTER...CALDERONE
REQUESTED BY...BILL TWOMEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100226.C84__.01/CHS