FNUS72 KCHS 271215
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C138...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
815 AM EDT FRI APR 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0810 EDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE BURN UNIT FROM THE NORTH TODAY. AHEAD OF THIS
FRONT...WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL UNTIL THE SEA BREEZE PUSHES ONSHORE
AND THROUGH THE AREA BETWEEN 4 PM AND 6 PM. ALSO...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED AFTER 2 PM...ALTHOUGH THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT COULD BE DELAYED
UNTIL AFTER 4-6 PM. THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE GUSTY/SHIFTING WINDS...AND AN
ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...LOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT...300-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5000-5700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 18 MPH...INCREASING TO 18 TO 20 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET.

TIME (EDT)          8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY COVER...........MCLEAR PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.........                     S CHC  CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV............                     S CHC  CHANCE
TEMP................67     73     81     86     84
RH..................81     68     54     46     49
20 FT WIND..........W 6    W 5    W 5    W 5    SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     15     15     15     15
LVORI...............4      3      2      1      2
ADI.................7      32     58     83     57
WAVE HEIGHT (FT)....0      0      0      0      0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6
                    MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT
                    AND VARIABLE LATE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
                    8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT...300-1000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3600-5100 FT AGL
                LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH...INCREASING TO 16 TO 20 MPH
                    LATE.
WAVE HEIGHT.........0 FEET.

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FORECASTER...ROWLEY
REQUESTED BY...JOE BENTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120427.C138_.01/CHS