FNUS72 KCHS 141143
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR GROVE FIELDS...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
743 AM EDT WED MAR 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTENDED ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH LATE WEEK
BEFORE A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT DESCENDS INTO THE AREA OVER THE
WEEKEND.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...MODERATE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
                    9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER...........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.........                SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE........                RW  RW
TSTM COV............                SCH SCH
TEMP................65  68  72  76  78  76  75  74
RH..................81  76  66  56  50  52  54  53
20 FT WIND DIR......W   W   W   SW  SW  SW  S   S
20 FT WIND SPD......2   3   3   2   2   4   6   7
20 FT WIND GUST.....5   5   5   5   5   5   10  15
LVORI...............7   6   4   3   1   1   2   2
ADI.................13  20  26  33  39  34  29  24

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...8PM-10AM/VERY POOR

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO
                    7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TAYLOR
REQUESTED BY...JAN TRIPP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120314.GROVE.01/CHS