FNUS72 KCHS 101251
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR 151...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
751 AM EST SUN FEB 10 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST TODAY...ALLOWING
A WEAK COASTAL TROUGH TO FORM OFFSHORE. THIS TROUGH WILL LIFT
NORTH AS A WARM FRONT THIS EVENING...AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES
FROM THE NORTHWEST AND EVENTUALLY STALLS OVER THE AREA MONDAY. A
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL THEN DEVELOP ALONG THE GULF COAST AND
TRACK NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE STATIONARY FRONT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
DRIER AND COOLER HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD THEN RETURN THROUGH
FRIDAY...ALTHOUGH ANOTHER WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE COULD PASS CLOSE BY
TO THE SOUTH. MUCH COLDER AIR THEN LOOKS TO MOVE IN BY THE END OF
NEXT WEEKEND.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...LOW.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING EAST 6
                    TO 9 MPH LATE THIS MORNING...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 16 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)          11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER...........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................58     63     63     61
RH..................55     52     56     65
20 FT WIND..........E 7    SE 9   SE 10  SE 11
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     12     14     15
LVORI...............4      1      2      3
ADI.................30     43     33     22

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN
                    THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...7PM-8AM/GOOD

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING...
                    THEN SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    23 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...QUAGLIARIELLO
REQUESTED BY...KELLY WETZEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130210.151__.01/CHS