FNUS72 KCHS 031316
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAR IMP 2 AND 3...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
816 AM EST FRI DEC 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON DECEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE AREA TODAY...RESULTING IN FAIRLY
LIGHT WINDS. A VERY DRY ATMOSPHERE WILL ALLOW HUMIDITY VALUES TO DROP TO
NEAR CRITICAL THIS AFTERNOON.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...NONE.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...FOLLOWED BY
COLD HIGH PRESSURE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. NEAR CRITICAL WINDS
POSSIBLE SUNDAY WITH CRITICAL TO NEAR CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY EXPECTED
MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 6 MPH
                    LATE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 17 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)          11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
TEMP................52  55  58  59  59  59  56
RH..................38  34  30  29  29  30  37
20 FT WIND DIR......NW  NW  W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD......5   5   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.....10  10  10  10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...5PM-10AM/POOR

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FORECASTER...LAMB
REQUESTED BY...JAN TRIPP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101203.SARIM.01/CHS