FNUS72 KCHS 201128
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C195...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
728 AM EDT WED APR 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL TODAY...THEN WEAKENS TONIGHT. A COLD
FRONT WILL DROP SOUTHWARD INTO THE REGION ON THURSDAY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAINLY SOUTHWESTERLY WIND WILL PREVAIL
TODAY...BUT THE SEABREEZE WILL ALLOW WINDS TO INCREASE AND BACK SLIGHTLY
MORE SOUTHERLY BETWEEN 2 AND 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING WEST 16 TO 17
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER...........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................80     84     85     83
RH..................62     51     48     49
20 FT WIND..........SW 7   SW 8   S 9    S 10
20 FT WIND GUST.....14     15     19     17

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...8PM-10AM/VERY POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PACKETT
REQUESTED BY...BENTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110420.C195_.01/CHS