FNUS72 KCHS 221318
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C65 66...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
918 AM EDT TUE MAY 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MAY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT...THEN STALL AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
                    8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 8
                    TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 5200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 11 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER...........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.........       S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV............       S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE
TEMP................79     87     87     83
RH..................62     46     46     55
20 FT WIND..........SW 4   SW 5   S 9    S 11
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      7      12     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY THIS EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...9PM-9AM/VERY POOR

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 5900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 MPH.

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FORECASTER...QUAGLIARIELLO
REQUESTED BY...DAVE KUHN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120522.C6566.01/CHS