FNUS72 KCHS 071559
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR CPT  179 181...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1059 AM EST WED MAR 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1105 EST ON MARCH 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE LOCATED JUST OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST WILL SHIFT FARTHER
OFFSHORE THROUGH TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT WITH A HIGH PRESSURE WEDGE TO DEVELOP THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WEDGE
WILL THEN WEAKEN EARLY NEXT WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OUT OVER THE ATLANTIC.

WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE EAST TODAY...BUT A TIP TO EAST-SOUTHEAST IS POSSIBLE
BETWEEN 2 AND 4 PM AS A SEABREEZE TRIES TO DEVELOP. TONIGHT THE BEST CHANCE FOR
FOG WILL BE INLAND FROM THE BURN SITE...HOWEVER PATCHY 4-5 MILE FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE
IN THE FOREST CLOSER TO DAYBREAK THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 13 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 17 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)          11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER...........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER TYPE........      ISO SPRINKLES
TEMP................65     68     69     68
RH..................58     54     53     59
20 FT WIND..........E 6    E 7    E 7    E 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     15     15     15
LVORI...............2      1      2      3
ADI.................33     45     34     24

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...7PM-10AM/VERY POOR

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 7 MPH
                     IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LAMB
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN SCHAFFLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120307.CPT17.01/CHS