FNUS72 KCHS 131241
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-97...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
841 AM EDT TUE MAR 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL STALL AND DISSIPATE OVER THE REGION TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BE THE MAIN WEATHER FEATURE
ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...MODERATE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........AROUND 75.
RH..................52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH...INCREASING TO 10 TO 14
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (EDT)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY COVER...........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.........CHANCE S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV............              S CHC  S CHC
TEMP................66     70     74     75
RH..................73     61     53     52
20 FT WIND..........SW 3   SW 5   SW 6   SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      10     10     10
LVORI...............6      4      1      2
ADI.................14     25     36     26

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........AROUND 56.
RH..................100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...8PM-9AM/VERY POOR

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........AROUND 80.
RH..................47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS IN THE MORNING...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HOLLOWAY
REQUESTED BY...JOSEPH BENTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120313.C97__.01/CHS