FNUS72 KCHS 181240
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-143...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
840 AM EDT THU AUG 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY. A
SEA BREEZE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INLAND EACH AFTERNOON...SHIFTING WINDS
SOUTHEAST IN ITS WAKE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD ALSO
OCCUR ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE SEA BREEZE.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...MODERATE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY THIS
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........NORTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH
                    AROUND MIDDAY...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST LATE. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY COVER...........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.........       S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE
TSTM COV............       S CHC  S CHC
TEMP................80     84     85     88
RH..................77     70     67     59
20 FT WIND..........NE 3   E 4    E 6    SE 7
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      8      10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...8PM-9AM/VERY POOR

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
                    RAIN 20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
20 FT WINDS.........NORTH WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH
                    AROUND MIDDAY...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH LATE.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...QUAGLIARIELLO
REQUESTED BY...JOSEPH BENTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110818.C143_.01/CHS