FNUS72 KCHS 041323
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR IMP  10 11...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
923 AM EDT WED MAY 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
BY THE IGNITION TIME OF 1100...SPRINKLES WILL HAVE PASSED N/NE OF THE
SITE AND WILL HAVE NO IMPACT ON FUEL MOISTURE. OTHERWISE...IN THE WAKE
OF A COLD FRONT ADVANCING OFFSHORE NW WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY GUST
AS HIGH AS 15-20 MPH AND WILL PUSH DRIER/COOLER AIR INTO THE REGION
TODAY. BY EARLY AFTERNOON...CLOUDS WILL BREAK FOR MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...NONE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING SUNNY
                    (5-15 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING. SCATTERED SPRINKLES LATE IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........68 AT IGNITION...MAX 75.
RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........WINDS NORTH AT 12 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5200-5400 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER...........MCLDY  PCLDY  MCLEAR CLEAR
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................68     72     75     74
RH..................57     42     34     35
20 FT WIND..........N 10   N 9    N 8    NW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....20     20     15     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47.
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-4700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-500 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 14 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75.
RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 6
                    TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5600-6200 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 20 MPH...DECREASING TO 6 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ROWLEY
REQUESTED BY...ROB WOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110504.IMP10.01/CHS