FNUS72 KCHS 091225
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C168...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
725 AM EST WED MAR 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL SHIFT INTO THE AREA
TONIGHT AND MOVE OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE
OF RAIN WILL INCREASE TOWARD MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH SHOWERS ENDING WITH
THE COLD FRONT THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...MODERATE...MAINLY IN RAINFALL. DENSE FOG IS
NOT EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTHEAST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 13 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTH
                    25 TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY COVER...........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................66     67     70     67
RH..................63     61     57     66
20 FT WIND..........E 9    E 10   SE 11  SE 13
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     18     21     23

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...2AM-8AM/FAIR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY AND A
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL LATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...24
REQUESTED BY...JOSEPH BENTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110309.C168_.01/CHS