FNUS72 KCHS 091532
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOSU CW 150...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1132 AM EDT SAT APR 9 2011

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP IN CHARLESTON HARBOR AREA BETWEEN 1 PM AND 3
PM. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT COULD BE
DELAYED UNTIL AFTER 3 PM. CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR ANY THUNDERSTORM
TO BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE...DAMAGING HAIL EXCEEDING ONE INCH IN DIAMETER
AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 60 MPH. ANY THUNDERSTORM WILL ALSO BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82...FALLING TO AROUND 70 AFTER 3 PM.
SURFACE WINDS.......NORTHWEST WINDS 10 KNOTS...BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

TIME (EDT)          11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER...........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.........       ISOLD  SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   TSTM   TSTM   TSTM
TEMP................81     80     72     68
RH..................82     79     84     100
SFC WIND (KT).......NW 9   NW 11  NE 11  NE 15
20 FT WIND GUST.....12     13     15     20
WAVES...............AROUND 1 FOOT UNTIL 2-3 PM...THEN BUILDING TO 1 TO 2
                    FEET INTO THIS EVENING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS.......VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
SURFACE WINDS. .....VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTH 10 KNOTS.

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FORECASTER...ROWLEY
REQUESTED BY...KK STUART  PSC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110409.FOSUC.01/CHS