FNUS72 KCHS 241255 FWSCHS SPOT FORECAST FOR IBIS POND...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 755 AM EST MON JAN 24 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON JANUARY 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A HIGH PRESSURE WEDGE WILL PERSIST INLAND WHILE A COASTAL TROUGH STRENGTHENS OFFSHORE TODAY. LOW PRESSURE FROM THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO WILL THEN IMPACT THE AREA TUESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW THROUGH LATE WEEK...WITH A COLD FRONT EXPECTED NEXT WEEKEND. FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...NONE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. 20 FT WINDS.........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING EAST AROUND 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY COVER...........MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................55 56 57 57 57 56 RH..................53 53 47 51 53 59 20 FT WIND DIR......ENE E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD......5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. 20 FT WINDS.........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. INVERSION/DISPERSION...1800-CONTINUING/VERY POOR. $$ FORECASTER...TAYLOR REQUESTED BY...JAN TRIPP TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110124.IBISP.01/CHS