FNUS72 KCHS 161317
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-182...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
917 AM EDT FRI MAR 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. DENSE FOG
THROUGH AROUND 10 AM THIS MORNING. INCREASE IN WINDS/HUMIDITY WITH A
LATE DAY SEA BREEZE. A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH INTO THE
AREA THIS WEEKEND.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...MODERATE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO
                    10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTS AROUND 15 MPH LATE
                    WITH THE SEA BREEZE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY COVER...........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.........              S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV............              S CHC  S CHC
TEMP................67     76     80     79
RH..................80     56     45     45
20 FT WIND..........SW 2   SW 5   S 5    S 7
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      10     10     15
LVORI...............6      4      1      2
ADI.................13     21     30     23

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY
                    MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...730PM-10AM/VERY POOR

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5
                    TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN
                    SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRIGHT
REQUESTED BY...JOSEPH BENTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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