FNUS72 KCHS 251010
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR ACE FIELDS...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
610 AM EDT THU MAR 25 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE EAST OF THE REGION AND A COLD FRONT APPROACHING
FROM THE WEST...SOUTHERLY SURFACE WINDS AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL
INCREASE TODAY. HIGH CLOUDS WILL LIMIT SUNSHINE THROUGH THE DAY...BUT
ANY SHOWERS WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL WELL AFTER DARK.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...NONE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY MORNING (50-60 PERCENT)...BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY AFTERNOON (70-80 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH AT IGNITION TIME...INCREASING
                    TO 15 TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. MINOR WIND DIRECTION
                    VARIATIONS BETWEEN SOUTH-SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
                    WILL OCCUR. A FEW GUSTS TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3300-4300 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4500-5000
                    FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 20 TO 24 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (EDT)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY COVER...........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................60     70     74     75
                    MIN HUMIDITY........72     53     48     46
WIND (20 FT)........S 6    S 12   S 15   S 15
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     17     20     20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 700-800 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 18 TO 24 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ROWLEY
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT ASKINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100325.ACEFI.01/CHS