FNUS72 KCHS 021226
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR IMP  1...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
726 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0705 EST ON MARCH 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STATIONARY FRONT NORTH OF THE AREA WILL LIFT NORTH AS A WARM FRONT
TODAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST LATE TONIGHT
AND EARLY SATURDAY...MOVING THROUGH THE REGION IN THE AFTERNOON OR
EVENING. PLENTIFUL RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE SATURDAY INTO
SATURDAY NIGHT.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...LOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 13 TO 18
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH...INCREASING TO 18 TO 24 MPH THIS
                    AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)          9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER...........MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................69     75     80     79     78
RH..................81     66     51     51     52
20 FT WIND..........SW 5   SW 9   SW 10  S 13   S 12
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     13     18     22     22
LVORI...............6      4      3      1      2      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...7PM-9AM/GOOD.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING WEST LATE.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
                    MPH...THEN BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 MPH LATE.

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FORECASTER...33
REQUESTED BY...JAN TRIPP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120302.IMP1_.01/CHS