FNUS72 KCHS 241308 FWSCHS SPOT FORECAST FOR C-143...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 908 AM EDT TUE APR 24 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...NEAR CRITICAL WINDS AND HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH MID WEEK WHILE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS TO THE SOUTH. A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FRIDAY...STALLING BEFORE LIFTING BACK NORTH ON SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL IMPACT THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK. FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...NONE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 12 MPH GUSTING TO 17 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 MPH. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY COVER...........CLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY TEMP................56 65 66 67 RH..................45 31 29 27 20 FT WIND..........W 6 W 9 W 9 W 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 20 LVORI...............3 2 1 1 ADI.................34 63 93 75 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. INVERSION/DISPERSION...9PM-9AM/VERY POOR .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 8 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...LAMB REQUESTED BY...JOE BENTON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120424.C143_.01/CHS