FNUS72 KCHS 161146
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C176 177...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
746 AM EDT WED MAR 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN INTO
THE ATLANTIC TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN THROUGH THURSDAY.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...LOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING WEST 9 TO 14 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING WEST 13 TO 18
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER...........MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................67     71     72     71
RH..................68     57     47     46
20 FT WIND..........SW 7   SW 8   W 9    W 7
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     12     14     13

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........NORTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 2 TO 4 MPH
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...33
REQUESTED BY...JOSEPH BENTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110316.C1761.01/CHS