FNUS72 KCHS 232036
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILDFIRE...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
436 PM EDT WED MAR 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1618 EDT ON MARCH 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...NEAR RED FLAG CONDITIONS THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE AREA WILL GIVE WAY TO A COLD FRONT WHICH
WILL ADVANCE THROUGH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT/EARLY THURSDAY.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...NONE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30
                    MPH...BECOMING WEST LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 500-1000 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 31 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO
                    20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN WEST LATE.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...8PM-9AM BUT WILL BE WEAK AT TIMES/EXCELLENT

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........WEST WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 20 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 39 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 23 TO
                    26 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BRIGHT
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN SCHAFFLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110323.WILDF.01/CHS