FNUS72 KCHS 241202
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-140...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
802 AM EDT WED MAR 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL AVERAGE W TO NW 5-10 MPH TO START.
THEN...THE SEA BREEZE WILL PUSH THROUGH THE BURN AREA BETWEEN NOON
AND 2 PM...TURNING SURFACE WINDS TO THE S/SE AT 10 TO 15 MPH.
OTHERWISE...SUNNY SKIES WILL PREVAIL.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...NONE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5
                    TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4300-5500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2
                    TO 3 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY COVER...........CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................59     69     75     75
                    MIN HUMIDITY........54     40     33     35
WIND (20 FT)........W 3    W 3    S 10   S 10
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      5      10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 200-700 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
                    9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3800-5100 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 3 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTH 16
                    TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...ROWLEY
REQUESTED BY...JOE BENTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100324.C140_.01/CHS