FNUS72 KCHS 151137
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C175 161A...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
737 AM EDT FRI APR 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TODAY. A WEAK WARM FRONT WILL
LIFT NORTH ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY THE PASSAGE OF
A COLD FRONT LATE SATURDAY. BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD
OF THE COLD FRONT ON SATURDAY.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...LOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING EAST 10 TO
                    15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH...INCREASING TO 20 TO 23
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER...........PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................71     75     75     73
RH..................61     52     52     57
20 FT WIND..........E 10   E 12   E 12   E 10
20 FT WIND GUST.....19     22     23     18

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...8PM-8AM/EXCELLENT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY LATE IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 17 TO 24 MPH...INCREASING TO 40 TO 41
                    MPH.

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FORECASTER...PACKETT
REQUESTED BY...JOSEPH BENTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110415.C1751.01/CHS