FNUS72 KCHS 011523
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR SEED ORCHARD...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1023 AM EST MON MAR 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON MARCH 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT OVERHEAD TODAY WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE TRICKY TODAY DUE TO THE LIGHT WIND PATTERN BUT
THE SMOKE MAY DRIFT INLAND AT THE LOW LEVELS...THEN BEGIN TO PUSH BACK
TOWARD THE COAST HIGHER UP TOWARD THE MIXING HEIGHT. RELATIVE HUMIDITY MAY
DROP INTO THE UPPER 20 PERCENT RANGE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

AN INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AREA
TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE INVERSION TONIGHT MAY CONTINUE THROUGH
AT LEAST TUESDAY.

FOG IS NOT EXPECTED TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH...THEN BECOMING EAST SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)          11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER...........MSUNY  MSUNY  MSUNY  MSUNY
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................52     58     60     58
                    MIN HUMIDITY........38     32     32     37
WIND (20 FT)........NE 5   E 4    ESE 3  SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....7      5      5      7

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTHEAST 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH LATE.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...6PM-CONT/VERY POOR BECOMING GOOD LATE

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRIGHT
REQUESTED BY...JOE BENTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100301.SEEDO.01/CHS