FNUS72 KCHS 151325
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-74...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
925 AM EDT THU MAR 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0915 EDT ON MARCH 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. EXPECT A STRONG
SEA BREEZE TO PUSH THROUGH THE BURN SITE AROUND 4 PM RESULTING
IN INCREASED HUMIDITY AND WIND AS WELL AS LOWER TEMPERATURES.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...MODERATE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
                    10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS NEAR 15 MPH
                    LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER...........CLEAR  MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.........PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE........FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................61     72     79     81     79
RH..................90     68     49     41     45
20 FT WIND..........S 1    S 2    S 4    S 6    S 8
20 FT WIND GUST.....       5      5      10     15
LVORI...............9      6      3      2      3
ADI.................4      11     19     23     24

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...730PM-1000AM/VERY POOR

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
                    7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRIGHT
REQUESTED BY...JOSEPH BENTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120315.C74__.01/CHS