FNUS72 KCHS 131341
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-20...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
941 AM EDT FRI MAY 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MAY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE INLAND
CAROLINAS THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SEABREEZE LOOKS TO MOVE INLAND BY
EARLY AFTERNOON. CAPPING THROUGH LATE MORNING LOOKS TO SUPPRESS
CONVECTION FOR THE AREA...BUT CONVECTION HAS A BETTER CHANCE AT
DEVELOPING EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...LOW TO MODERATE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY COVER...........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.........       S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   TSTORM TSTORM NONE
TEMP................76     82     85     85
RH..................82     69     59     59
20 FT WIND..........S 5    S 6    SW 8   S 7
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10     15     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...2000-0900/FAIR

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 13 TO
                    21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...CALDERONE
REQUESTED BY...JOSEPH BENTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110513.C20__.01/CHS