FNUS72 KCHS 242252
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR DORCHESTER...DORCHESTER EMA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
652 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH 9 PM EDT...

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1847 EDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
GUSTY WINDS WILL SUBSIDE AFTER SUNSET...BUT WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE
5-10 MPH MOST OF THE NIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH BEHIND
A COLD FRONT AROUND 1 AM. FIRE FIGHTERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR
THIS CHANGE IN DIRECTION.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH...DIMINISHING TO 7 TO 12 MPH
                    BY MID-EVENING...THEN SHIFTING NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 25 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 12 MPH.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...8PM-9AM/FAIR

TIME (EDT)          6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER...........MCR CLR CLR CLR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR
TEMP................79  72  67  62  59  57  55  53  52  50  48  47
RH..................19  25  32  38  44  49  53  59  59  63  65  65
20 FT WIND DIR......W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  N   N   N   N   N
20 FT WIND SPD......10  8   6   6   6   6   6   6   5   5   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.....25  20  15  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10
EYE LVL WND DIR.....W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  N   N   N   N   N
EYE LVL WND SPD.....10  8   6   6   6   6   6   6   5   5   5   5
EYE LVL WND GST.....25  20  15  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10  10

MCR = MOSTLY CLEAR
CLR = CLEAR

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FORECASTER...TAYLOR
REQUESTED BY...EMA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110324.DORCH.01/CHS