FNUS72 KCHS 181339
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-75 76 78...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
839 AM EST FRI FEB 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0820 EST ON FEBRUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING
BEFORE A DRY COLD FRONT DROPS THROUGH LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...LOW TO MODERATE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 MPH.

TIME (EST)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY COVER...........PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................63     72     76     76
RH..................72     46     37     37
20 FT WIND..........SW 5   SW 6   SW 8   W 8
20 FT WIND GUST.....6      8      10     12

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...6 PM-10 AM/VERY POOR

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5
                    TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...QUAGLIARIELLO
REQUESTED BY...JOSEPH BENTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110218.C7576.01/CHS