FNUS72 KCHS 211431
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-126...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
931 AM EST TUE FEB 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL MOVE OFFSHORE TODAY.
A COASTAL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP AND SHIFT AWAY FROM THE AREA TONIGHT.
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY. A WARM
FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH ON THURSDAY...FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT
SWEEPING THROUGH THE AREA ON FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN
SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...LOW TO MODERATE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...BECOMING
                    SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 6 MPH EARLY...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)          11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER...........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................56     62     64     63
RH..................57     51     50     57
20 FT WIND..........E 3    E 4    SE 4   S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10     15     10
LVORI...............3      2      2      3
ADI.................0      0      1      3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...6PM-10AM/POOR

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5
                    TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20
                    MPH.

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FORECASTER...MOEN
REQUESTED BY...BENTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120221.C126_.01/CHS