FNUS72 KCHS 161121
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR GROVE FIELDS...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
721 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...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT MOST WILL
REMAIN WEST OF THE BURN SITE. EXPECT THE SEA BREEZE TO PASS ACROSS
THE BURN SITE BETWEEN 1400-1500.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...MODERATE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO
                    11 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO 6 TO 13
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (EDT)          10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER...........PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC  PC
WEATHER COV.........                SCH
WEATHER TYPE........                RW
TSTM COV............                SCH
TEMP................68  73  76  78  79  80  79  78
RH..................76  64  58  52  49  47  49  50
20 FT WIND DIR......SW  SW  SW  SSW S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD......2   5   5   5   8   8   7   9
20 FT WIND GUST.....5   10  10  10  12  12  15  15
LVORI...............7   6   4   3   2   2   2   3
ADI.................10  14  17  21  25  22  19  16

SCH = SLIGHT CHANCE
RW = RAIN SHOWERS

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
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.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
                    MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
                    6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
                    MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TAYLOR
REQUESTED BY...JAN TRIPP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120316.GROVE.01/CHS