FNUS72 KCHS 291203
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR 150...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
703 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EST ON JANUARY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW CONFIDENCE FORECAST. DENSE FOG THIS MORNING WILL BURN OFF BY
LATE MORNING. HOWEVER...A DEVELOPING ONSHORE WIND WILL HELP KEEP
TEMPERATURES RATHER COOL COMPARED TO FARTHER INLAND. IT IS
UNCLEAR EXACTLY HOW QUICKLY THIS MARINE LAYER WILL PUSH INLAND...
WHICH WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON MIXING HEIGHTS AND TEMPERATURES.
THERE IS ALSO A RISK FOR SEA FOG TO MOVE INLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND THIS EVENING AS ONSHORE WINDS STRENGTHEN.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...MODERATE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO
                    11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 3 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)          8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY COVER...........MCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.........WIDSPD
WEATHER TYPE........FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................49     60     67     69     67
RH..................100    96     70     59     59
20 FT WIND..........SW 1   SW 3   S 6    S 7    S 9
20 FT WIND GUST.....       5      10     15     20
LVORI...............9      6      3      2      3
ADI.................9      26     44     45     31

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...NONE/VERY GOOD.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 16 TO 21 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 24 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 37
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TAYLOR
REQUESTED BY...KELLY WETZEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130129.150__.01/CHS