FNUS72 KCHS 171259
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR ACR COMBAHEE 1...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
759 AM EST THU NOV 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON NOVEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA AROUND 10-11 AM...WITH COOL AND
DRY HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN THROUGH FRIDAY. LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT...AND WINDS WILL VEER TO NW AND EVENTUALLY
NORTH IN WAKE OF THE FRONT AND BECOME GUSTY THROUGH SUNSET. RH VALUES MAY
FALL TO NEAR CRITICAL LEVELS FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BUT WITH LESS WIND.


FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...LOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70 EARLY...FALLING INTO THE 60S THIS
                    AFTERNOON.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SHIFTING WINDS TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH...INCREASING TO
                    NORTHWEST 20 TO 28 MPH LATE THIS MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO NORTH AROUND 18 MPH
                    LATE.

TIME (EST)          10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER...........MC  MC  MC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.........CHC SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE........RW  RW  RW
TSTM COV............SCH SCH SCH
TEMP................68  69  70  70  70  70  68  65
RH..................81  73  66  61  55  49  47  48
20 FT WIND DIR......W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  N
20 FT WIND SPD......10  15  16  18  17  15  14  12
20 FT WIND GUST.....20  25  25  25  25  25  25  18

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...7PM-8AM/GOOD

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 20 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...33
REQUESTED BY...JAN TRIPP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111117.ACRCO.01/CHS