FNUS72 KCHS 071244
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMBAHEE 3-6...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
744 AM EST FRI JAN 7 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE TN VALLEY TODAY...PUSHING THROUGH
THE CAROLINAS THIS EVENING. A TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
AREA BEFORE MIDNIGHT...WITH HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD FOR SATURDAY.
***BE ADVISED THAT MODERATE TO STRONG SW AND WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP
ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE INTO AT LEAST EARLY
TONIGHT.***

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...NONE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO
                    20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 18 MPH...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY COVER...........SUNNY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................44     52     56     57
RH..................60     46     41     40
20 FT WIND..........W 10   W 16   W 17   SW 18
20 FT WIND GUST.....16     26     27     28

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
                    EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 MPH LATE.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...4 AM/EXCELLENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 18 MPH...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...33
REQUESTED BY...JAN TRIPP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110107.COMBA.01/CHS