FNUS72 KCHS 311751
FWSCHS

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

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

.DISCUSSION...
ALTHOUGH THE THUNDERSTORM RISK WILL SLOWLY INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...
CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT COVERAGE WILL NOT BE AS GREAT
AS EARLIER ANTICIPATED. THE MAIN REASON FOR THIS IS THE ONGOING
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY NEAR SAVANNAH IS BLOCKING MOISTURE FROM
STREAMING NORTH OF THE SAVANNAH RIVER.

STILL CAN NOT RULE OUT THUNDERSTORMS IMPACTING THE EVENT SITE.
MAIN HAZARDS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS AND CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING.
EARLIER THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY NEAR WALTERBORO HAS WEAKENED.

NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED BETWEEN 3-4 PM.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS.......WEST WINDS 11 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER...........MC  PC  MC  MC
WEATHER COV.........CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE........RW  RW  RW  RW
TSTM COV............CHC CHC CHC CHC
TEMP................76  77  77  76
RH..................62  60  60  62
SURFACE WND DIR.....W   W   W   W
SURFACE WND SPD.....11  11  12  12
SURFACE WND GST.....15  15  20  20

KEY:
PC - PARTLY CLOUDY
MC - MOSTLY CLOUDY
CLDY - CLOUDY
SCH - SLIGHT CHANCE
CHC - CHANCE
LKY - LIKELY
RW - RAIN SHOWERS

.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