FNUS72 KCHS 171400
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR ST PATRICK S DAY 2...CEMA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1000 AM EDT WED MAR 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1015 EDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FLORIDA
PENINSULA TODAY AND DEVELOP OFF THE GEORGIA COAST TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY MOVE IN FROM THE
SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON...LASTING THROUGH THE MID-EVENING HOURS.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH THROUGH
TONIGHT AND RAINFALL INTENSITY WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS (30 PERCENT)
                    IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY (70 PERCENT) IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER...........MC  MC  CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY
WEATHER COV.........CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY
WEATHER TYPE........RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP................52  53  54  55  56  56  56  56
                    MIN HUMIDITY........77  74  71  69  66  66  69  69
20 FT WIND DIR......E   E   NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
20 FT WIND SPD......5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.....10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING.
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...CALDERONE
REQUESTED BY...JIM DRINNON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100317.STPAT.03/CHS