FNUS72 KCHS 271130 FWSCHS SPOT FORECAST FOR PKR LONGLEAF STAND...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 730 AM EDT THU OCT 27 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON OCTOBER 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE TODAY. WIND DIRECTIONS COULD BECOME SOMEWHAT ERRATIC BY EARLY AFTERNOON AS A WEAK RIVER BREEZE CIRCULATION DEVELOPS ALONG THE BROAD RIVER AND PORT ROYAL SOUND... BUT 20-FT WIND SPEEDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW 10 MPH. A COLD FRONT WILL DROP THROUGH THE BURN AREA JUST BEFORE SUNRISE FRIDAY BRINGING A SHARP WIND SHIFT. FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...LOW. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WIND DIRECTIONS COULD BECOME LOCALLY ERRATIC AS A WEAK RIVER BREEZE DEVELOPS. SEE SYNOPSIS ABOVE FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 8 MPH...INCREASING TO 12 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY COVER...........MC MC PC PC PC PC PC WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TSTM COV............ TEMP................73 75 76 78 80 80 78 RH..................68 62 54 47 42 44 50 20 FT WIND DIR......W WSW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......4 5 5 5 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 10 10 15 15 LVORI...............M M M 1 M M M ADI.................M M M 53 M M M .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. INVERSION/DISPERSION...7PM-6AM/VERY POOR $$ FORECASTER...TAYLOR REQUESTED BY...JAN TRIPP TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111027.PKRLO.01/CHS