FNUS72 KCHS 071225
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR IMPOUNDMENT 3...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
725 AM EST TUE DEC 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON DECEMBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
COLD AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST...WITH NEAR CRITICAL RH THIS
AFTERNOON. PLEASE NOTE THAT IF TEMPS FAIL TO REACH AS HIGH AS NOW IN
THE FORECAST THAT MIN RH LEVELS WOULD BE A LITTLE HIGHER. IN ADDITION
TO THE LOW RH...WIND GUSTS WILL REACH NEAR 20 OR 25 MPH FOR A FEW HOURS
THIS AFTERNOON. BECAUSE OF THESE CONDITIONS AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE A
FIRE DANGER STATEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...NONE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH...INCREASING TO 18 TO 24
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)          10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER...........CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........
TEMP................36  39  41  44  45  45  43  40
RH..................44  37  35  30  29  29  31  38
20 FT WIND DIR......NW  NW  NW  W   W   W   NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD......9   11  11  12  13  12  10   8
20 FT WIND GUST.....15  19  20  22  23  22  20  14

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22.
MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 400-700 FT AGL.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...6PM-10AM/VERY POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 3 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...33
REQUESTED BY...ROB WOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101207.IMPOU.01/CHS