FNUS72 KCHS 191257
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-176...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
757 AM EST SAT FEB 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0805 EST ON FEBRUARY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DRY COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SOUTH OF THE AREA BY MIDDAY. BRIEFLY GUSTY
WINDS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON AND CRITICAL RH LEVELS ARE EXPECTED. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH SUNDAY.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...NONE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH...INCREASING TO NORTHEAST
                    AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    BECOMING NORTH 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)          8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY COVER...........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................55     63     69     72     72
RH..................74     39     25     20     22
20 FT WIND..........N 6    N 9    N 8    NE 6   E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     17     15     13     9

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    AROUND 5 MPH LATE.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...6 PM/10 AM/VERY POOR

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 13
                    TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...24
REQUESTED BY...JOSEPH BENTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110219.C176_.01/CHS