FNUS72 KCHS 291415
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-149...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
915 AM EST WED FEB 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EST ON FEBRUARY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OFFSHORE TODAY...THEN A WEAKENING COLD FRONT
WILL APPROACH THURSDAY AND STALL NEAR OR JUST NORTH OF THE AREA INTO
THURSDAY NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL THEN RETURN NORTH AS A WARM FRONT
FRIDAY...WITH A STRONGER COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH FROM THE
WEST LATE SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD OVER THE REGION
EARLY NEXT WEEK. AS THE HIGH SHIFTS INTO THE ATLANTIC TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY...A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MAY FORM JUST OFFSHORE.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...PATCHY FOG LATE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO
                    13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 8 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 21
                    TO 28 MPH.

TIME (EST)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY COVER...........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.........              S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV............              S CHC  S CHC
TEMP................64     73     75     72
RH..................87     68     64     71
20 FT WIND..........SW 6   SW 9   SW 10  S 10
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     15     25     25
LVORI...............4      2      2      3
ADI.................35     57     59     41

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...6PM-9AM/EXCELLENT

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 22
                    TO 29 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...LAMB
REQUESTED BY...JOSEPH BENTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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