FNUS72 KCHS 071303
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-204...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
903 AM EDT FRI MAY 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0845 EDT ON MAY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ANY RESIDUAL FOG WILL DISSIPATE BY 10 AM. THEN...THE DAY WILL START
WITH FULL SUNSHINE AND SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 MPH. THE SEA BREEZE WILL
THEN PUSH THROUGH THE BURN AREA BETWEEN NOON AND 2 PM WITH A WIND SHIFT
TO THE SOUTH AND AN INCREASE IN WIND SPEED TO 10-15 MPH. ALSO...
COVERAGE OF CUMULUS WILL BRIEFLY INCREASE UNTIL THE SEA BREEZE PASSES...
THEN SKIES WILL AGAIN BECOME MOSTLY CLEAR. FURTHER...RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL REMAIN STEADY AND COULD EVEN INCREASE AS THE SEA BREEZE PASSES.
THE BOUNDARY LAYER WILL DECOUPLE AND A SURFACE BASED INVERSION WILL
DEVELOP AROUND SUNSET.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...LOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO
                    12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4700-6100 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY COVER...........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................67     76     83     86     86
                    MIN HUMIDITY........100    74     57     55     55
WIND (20 FT)........W 3    SW 4   SW 8   S 10   S 9
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      12     15     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
INVERSION...........DECREASING TO LESS THAN 500 FT AGL 1900-2000
DISPERSION..........POOR

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4200-4300 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 13 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 21
                    TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...ROWLEY
REQUESTED BY...JOSEPH BENTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100507.C204_.01/CHS