FNUS72 KCHS 081217
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-165...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
817 AM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND SOUTH FROM OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH FROM THE NORTHWEST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...FOLLOWED BY COOLER AND DRIER HIGH PRESSURE INTO THE
WEEKEND. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM COULD AFFECT THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...LOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6
                    TO 11 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 16 TO 18
                    MPH LATE.

TIME (EDT)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY COVER...........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.........                     S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR
TSTM COV............                     S CHC
TEMP................74     79     79     78
RH..................69     60     62     64
20 FT WIND..........SE 6   SE 7   SE 9   SE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     15     15     15
LVORI...............4      3      1      2
ADI.................19     33     48     46

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL EARLY
                    MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
INVERSION/DISPERSION..9PM-9AM/VERY POOR

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
                    AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5
                    TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TAYLOR
REQUESTED BY...JOE BENTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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