FNUS72 KCHS 211239
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR E15 3 BURN...DPW FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
839 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON MARCH 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AROUND 10 AM...THE SURFACE-BASED INVERSION WILL BREAK AND FOG WILL
RAPIDLY DISSIPATE...GIVING WAY TO PARTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS. ALSO...
VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH WILL BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST
AS THE INVERSION BREAKS BY IGNITION TIME. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS
COULD BRIEFLY SURGE TO AROUND 15 MPH AS THE SEA BREEZE PUSHES INLAND
AFTER 2-3 PM.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...LOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). AREAS OF FOG UNTIL 10 AM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST
                    5 TO 8 MPH BY 11 AM...THE INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH
                    AFTER 2 TO 3 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5600-5800 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 2 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12
                    MPH BY 11 AM.

TIME (EDT)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY COVER...........MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................66     75     79     81
RH..................63     48     44     41
20 FT WIND..........VAR 3  S 5    S 9    SE 11
20 FT WIND GUST.....5             12     15

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO
                    10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4900-5600 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 3 MPH...INCREASING TO 18 TO 21 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...ROWLEY
REQUESTED BY...FIRE PLANNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110321.E153B.01/CHS