FNUS72 KCHS 081433
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C180 184...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
933 AM EST THU MAR 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON MARCH 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC REMAINS IN CONTROL TODAY AS A WEAK
SURFACE COASTAL TROUGH DISSIPATES. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA ON
FRIDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE NORTH THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.
THIS AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE MID ATLANTIC AND SOUTHEAST
THROUGH THE WEEKEND BEFORE MOVING OFFSHORE EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE FORECAST AREA
WILL THEN REMAIN UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE HIGH
THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...MODERATE TO HIGH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO
                    11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTH 12 TO 21
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)          NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY COVER...........MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.........S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................72     74     74
RH..................57     53     55
20 FT WIND..........SE 8   SE 9   S 9
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     20     20
LVORI...............2      1      2
ADI.................55     56     37

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...7PM-9AM/VERY POOR

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTH 6 TO
                    8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 13 TO 17
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...LAMB
REQUESTED BY...JOSEPH BENTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120308.C1801.01/CHS