FNUS72 KCHS 211317
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR IMP  4...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
917 AM EDT WED MAR 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MARCH 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH AT
LEAST LATE WEEK.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...MODERATE TO HIGH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS AROUND
                    15 MPH LATE WITH THE SEA BREEZE. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 12 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY COVER...........PCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.........S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV............       S CHC  S CHC
TEMP................77     80     81
RH..................62     52     53
20 FT WIND..........SE 6   SE 8   SE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     15     20
LVORI...............4      1      2
ADI.................31     46     32

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    5 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...8PM-10AM/FAIR

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EARLY
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BERRY
REQUESTED BY...JAN TRIPP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120321.IMP4_.01/CHS