FNUS72 KCHS 241323
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-65 66...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
923 AM EDT THU MAY 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MAY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD NORTH AND WEST OF THE
AREA THROUGH SATURDAY...WHILE AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG
AN INVERTED TROF OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN ATLANTIC AND BAHAMAS. BY
SUNDAY...THE ATLANTIC LOW WILL BEGIN TO RETROGRADE TO THE SOUTHWEST
TOWARD FLORIDA AS THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE REMAINS IN PLACE. THE LOW
WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO EARLY NEXT
WEEK...WHILE THE HIGH NEAR THE AREA GRADUALLY WEAKENS BY TUESDAY.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...MODERATE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5
                    TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY COVER...........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.........                     S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR
TSTM COV............                     S CHC
TEMP................77     83     85     84
RH..................76     63     59     61
20 FT WIND..........E 3    SE 5   SE 6   SE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      10     10     15
LVORI...............5      3      1      2
ADI.................15     28     42     32

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...8PM-9AM/VERY POOR

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5
                    TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT...4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO 14 TO 16 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...LAMB
REQUESTED BY...JOE BENTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120524.C6566.01/CHS