FNUS72 KCHS 241359
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR WINDY FIRE...SC FORESTRY COMISSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
959 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0915 EDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
RED FLAG CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH
TONIGHT FOLLOWED BY COOLER HIGH PRESSURE FRIDAY.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...NONE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 TO 24 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 35 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 21 TO
                    26 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER...........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................74     77     78     76
RH..................48     32     25     25
20 FT WIND..........W 13   W 13   W 12   W 11
20 FT WIND GUST.....25     30     25     20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    EARLY...BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...8PM-9AM/FAIR

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST LATE.

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FORECASTER...BRIGHT
REQUESTED BY...DARRYL JONES
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110324.WINDY.01/CHS