FNUS72 KCHS 291216
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C137...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
716 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...
MODERATE CONFIDENCE FORECAST. DENSE FOG WILL BURN OFF BY 10 AM.
HOWEVER...A DEVELOPING ONSHORE FLOW WILL HELP KEEP TEMPERATURES
RATHER COOL COMPARED TO FARTHER INLAND. IT IS UNCLEAR EXACTLY
HOW FAR THE MARINE LAYER WILL PUSH INLAND TODAY...WHICH WILL
HAVE AN IMPACT ON MIXING HEIGHTS AND TEMPERATURES.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...MODERATE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO
                    11 MPH IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND
                    15 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................47     59     68     73     70
RH..................100    96     73     59     57
20 FT WIND..........SW 1   SW 4   S 6    S 7    S 9
20 FT WIND GUST.....       5      10     15     20
LVORI...............9      6      3      2      3
ADI.................8      25     42     43     30

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 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 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 16 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35
                    MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 26 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 39
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TAYLOR
REQUESTED BY...KELLY WETZEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130129.C137_.01/CHS