FNUS72 KCHS 041637
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR USCG SEACH AND RESCUE...USCG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1237 PM EDT MON APR 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1207 EDT ON APRIL 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS SEAS TODAY AND TONIGHT. GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE
TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA
WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FOLLOWED A SHARP
WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BETWEEN 9 AM AND NOON TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

TIME (EDT)          1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE
SFC WIND (KT).......S 12   S 13   S 15
WIND GUST (KT)......22     24     26
COMBINED SEAS (FT)..5   6  6
DOMINANT PERIOD.....6 SEC  7      7


.TONIGHT...

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
WEATHER COV.........                            CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   TSTMS  TSTMS
SFC WIND (KT).......S 15   S 17   S 30   S 21   S 22   S 23
WIND GUST (KT)......30     32     33     35     35     36
COMBINED SEAS (FT)..6      8      8      9      9      10
DOM PERIOD (SEC)....6      6      7      7      7      7

.TUESDAY...

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM
WEATHER COV.........CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE........TSTMS  TSTMS  TSTMS
SFC WIND (KT).......S 25   SW 27  SW 23
WIND GUST(KT).......37     39     37
COMBINED SEAS (FT)..10     11     10
DOM PERIOD (SEC)....7      8      8

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FORECASTER...ROWLEY
REQUESTED BY...SEAN SHRUM
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20110404.USCGS.01/CHS