FNUS72 KCHS 301239
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C157...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
839 AM EDT FRI MAR 30 2012

...WET WEATHER POSSIBLE TONIGHT...

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EDT ON MARCH 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST
TODAY...THEN MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE MID ATLANTIC AND NORTHEAST STATES SATURDAY...PUSHING A
WEAK COLD FRONT INTO THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT.
FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...LOW.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH.
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 11 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER...........MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................65     75     80     83     80
RH..................65     48     42     40     44
20 FT WIND..........W 4    W 5    SW 6   SW 8   S 10
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      10     10     15     20
LVORI...............5      4      2      1      2
ADI.................14     33     52     53     36

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...8PM-10AM/FAIR

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TAYLOR
REQUESTED BY...JOSEPH BENTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120330.C157_.01/CHS