FNUS72 KCHS 091219
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-97...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
819 AM EDT WED MAY 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE MOST
LIKELY TIME FRAME FOR PRECIPITATION TO IMPACT THE BURN AREA
IS AFTER 3 PM...ALTHOUGH ISOLATED ACTIVITY COULD OCCUR AT
JUST ABOUT ANY TIME TODAY.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...NONE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5
                    TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO 13 TO 14 MPH
                    LATE.

TIME (EDT)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY COVER...........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.........S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV............S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY
TEMP................71     79     82     82
RH..................84     64     56     58
20 FT WIND..........SW 4   SW 5   SW 6   SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      10     15     15
LVORI...............4      2      1      2
ADI.................11     21     31     24

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...8PM-9AM/FAIR

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TAYLOR
REQUESTED BY...JOE BENTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120509.C97__.01/CHS