FNUS72 KCHS 061346
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-166...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
846 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE LOCATED OVER THE MID ATLANTIC REGION WILL SHIFT EASTWARD
TODAY. THIS HIGH PRESSURE WILL GENERALLY PREVAIL THROUGH FRIDAY. A
COLD FRONT WILL TO LIKELY MOVE INTO THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY...WITH A HIGH PRESSURE WEDGE TO DEVELOP THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT COULD THEN APPROACH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...LOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING EAST 9 TO 15
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 14 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (EST)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY COVER...........CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................50     58     61     60
RH..................44     34     33     39
20 FT WIND..........NE 9   E 9    E 9    E 8
20 FT WIND GUST.....20     20     20     15
LVORI...............2      1      1      2
ADI.................25     38     39     27

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...6PM-9AM/POOR

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3100-4100 FT
                    AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO 17
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TAYLOR
REQUESTED BY...JOSEPH BENTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120306.C166_.01/CHS