FNUS72 KCHS 311336
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR FLOWERTOWN FESTIVAL SUPPORT...SUMMERVILLE PD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
936 AM EDT SAT MAR 31 2012

...THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON...

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0630 EDT ON MARCH 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DISTURBANCE IN THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL
APPROACH FROM THE WEST THIS MORNING...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON
WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
THE GREATEST COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN
2 PM AND 6 PM. THE CHANCE OF RAIN IS 70 PERCENT.

THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS WHICH COULD EXCEED 40 MPH.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS.......WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER...........CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY
WEATHER COV.........S CHC  LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV............S CHC  LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE
TEMP................72     75     77     76
RH..................73     64     60     62
SURFACE WIND........SW 10  SW 11  W 11   W 12
SURFACE WND GST.....15     15     15     20

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
SURFACE WINDS.......NORTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TAYLOR
REQUESTED BY...LT  BOB BURRIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20120331.FLOWE.01/CHS