FNUS72 KCHS 120953
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR FOSU CW 150...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
553 AM EDT TUE APR 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0555 EDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY...FOLLOWED BY DRY
HIGH PRESSURE THROUGH FRIDAY.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...NONE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THIS MORNING. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THIS
                    AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH LATE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    SHOWERS PRIOR TO MID MORNING.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY COVER...........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.........       S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE
TEMP................67     69     70     67     69     71
RH..................84     78     73     78     66     55
20 FT WIND..........SW 10  SW 11  SW 12  W 12   W 10   SW 11
20 FT WIND GUST.....20     30     20     20     25     30

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH...DIMINISHING TO AROUND 7 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........WEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH.

.REMARKS...

THE BAND OF SHOWERS APPROACHING THE TRI-COUNTY AREA FROM THE WEST HAS BEEN
WEAKENING BUT THEIR LEADING EDGE HAS BEEN PRODUCING A PERIOD OF WIND GUSTS
FROM THE WEST TO 35 MPH. TIMING OF THESE WINDS IF THEY REMAIN THIS STRONG IS
BETWEEN 7 AM AND 8 AM. WINDS WILL PICK UP AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND LIKELY
BECOME QUITE GUSTY AFTER MID AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...24
REQUESTED BY...KK STUART  PSC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110412.FOSUC.01/CHS