FNUS72 KCHS 251236
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C140...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
836 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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO
                    20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A FEW
                    GUSTS TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL BY LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (EDT)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY COVER...........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................60     70     73     75
                    MIN HUMIDITY........66     50     44     43
WIND (20 FT)........S 5    S 8    S 11   S 12
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     15     25     25

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
INVERSION/DISPERSION.......900PM-900AM/EXCELLENT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MOEN
REQUESTED BY...JOE BENTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100325.C140_.01/CHS