FNUS72 KCHS 301204
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR IMP  4 5...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
804 AM EDT TUE OCT 30 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON OCTOBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COOL/DRY/BREEZY AIR MASS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND
PERSIST MUCH OF THE WEEK. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING WHILE RH VALUES CONTINUE TO DIP
TO NEAR CRITICAL LEVELS THIS AFTERNOON. A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT IS IN
EFFECT THROUGH THE DAY.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...NONE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 TO 24 MPH...INCREASING TO 28 TO 33 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (EDT)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY COVER...........MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................49     55     58     60
RH..................48     38     32     27
20 FT WIND..........W 12   W 14   W 14   W 14
20 FT WIND GUST.....30     30     30     30
LVORI...............2      2      1      1
ADI.................49     78     106    96

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...NONE/EXCELLENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH...INCREASING TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 24 MPH...INCREASING TO 28 TO 30 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...PACKETT
REQUESTED BY...ROBERT ASKINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121030.IMP45.01/CHS