FNUS72 KCHS 271248
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C163...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
848 AM EDT SAT MAR 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EDT ON MARCH 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD FROM THE NORTH TODAY AND SHIFT OFFSHORE
TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. LOW CLOUDS CURRENTLY OVER THE AREA WILL
DISSIPATE IN THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO. EXPECT NORTHEAST WINDS THIS HOUR
TO BECOME MORE ONSHORE BY THE AFTERNOON WITH SOME BREEZES. LOW PRESSURE
WILL IMPACT THE REGION SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...MODERATE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY...THEN BECOMING SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL BY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER...........MCLEAR CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................46     52     60     64     64
                    MIN HUMIDITY........78     61     45     41     45
WIND (20 FT)........NE 9   NE 10  NE 10  E 10   E 10
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     15     15     20     20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........EAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
INVERSION/DISPERSION.......800PM-900AM/FAIR

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL BY LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTH 25
                    TO 32 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...MOEN
REQUESTED BY...JOE BENTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100327.C163_.01/CHS