FNUS72 KCHS 121302
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C84...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
902 AM EDT SAT MAY 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MAY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFF THE EAST COAST AND INTO THE ATLANTIC
TODAY...AS A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY. THE HIGH WILL MOVE LITTLE TONIGHT AS THE LOW LIFTS INTO THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL THEN SLOWLY ADVANCE
ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH AND EVENTUALLY OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST SUNDAY
INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. BE ALERT FOR THE SEA BREEZE TO CAUSE
VEERING AND SLIGHTLY INCREASING WINDS THIS AFTERNOON.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...LOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6
                    TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER...........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................72     77     80     78
RH..................49     43     41     45
20 FT WIND..........E 7    SE 7   SE 8   SE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     15     20     20
LVORI...............4      2      1      1
ADI.................18     29     34     35

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...9PM-9AM/FAIR.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BERRY
REQUESTED BY...JOE BENTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120512.C84__.01/CHS