FNUS72 KCHS 151324
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-141...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
824 AM EST TUE FEB 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD NORTH OF THE AREA THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL NOT BE AS LOW AS YESTERDAY DUE TO AN
ONSHORE FLOW...AS WINDS VEER AROUND TO THE EAST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS
WILL BE GUSTY DURING THE MID AND LATE MORNING...WITH GUSTS DROPPING OFF
THIS AFTERNOON.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...NONE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 13 TO 22
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
                    AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING EAST AROUND 7 MPH
                    LATE.

TIME (EST)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY COVER...........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
TEMP................51     57     60     59
RH..................42     33     30     33
20 FT WIND..........NE 8   NE 7   E 6    E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     15     10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...6PM-10AM/VERY POOR

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...LAMB
REQUESTED BY...JOSEPH BENTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110215.C141_.03/CHS