FNUS72 KCHS 071333
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-165...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
933 AM EDT MON MAY 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MAY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL DISSIPATE SOUTH OF THE REGION THROUGH
TONIGHT...AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SOUTH FROM OFF THE NEW ENGLAND
COAST. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH FROM THE
WEST WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOLLOWED BY COOLER AND DRIER HIGH PRESSURE INTO
THE WEEKEND. UNSETTLED WEATHER COULD RETURN EARLY NEXT WEEK.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...LOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH...
                    BECOMING EAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY COVER...........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................72     77     79     79
RH..................73     64     60     60
20 FT WIND..........NE 7   NE 10  E 11   E 12
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     20     25     25
LVORI...............4      3      1      2
ADI.................19     29     38     34

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...9PM-9AM/VERY POOR.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TAYLOR
REQUESTED BY...JOE BENTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120507.C165_.01/CHS