FNUS72 KCAE 011212
FWSCAE

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHERAW STATE PARK...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
712 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0715 EST ON MARCH 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA TODAY
AND TONIGHT WITH A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING THROUGH THE
AREA SATURDAY. WINDS WILL BE NORTHWESTERLY THIS MORNING AND BACK
TO WESTERLY BY MIDDAY WITH SPEEDS OF 5 TO 7 MPH. SOME WIND GUSTS
OF 10 TO 15 MPH AREA EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT AN INVERSION
TO DEVELOP WITH SUNSET AND WITH SOME MOISTURE MOVING INTO THE MID
LEVELS TONIGHT FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE...HOWEVER IT SHOULD BE
CONTAINED TO FOG PRONE LOCATIONS.

.TODAY...
TIME (EST)          7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%)..............23  19  35  40  43  49  52  53  57  58  60
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........
TEMP.................32  35  40  45  48  51  52  53  54  54  53
RH...................78  72  59  49  42  37  35  33  32  32  35
20 FT WIND DIR.......NW  NW  N   N   NW  NW  W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND DIR.......320 330 340 340 330 300 280 280 270 270 270
20 FT WIND SPD.......2   3   4   5   5   5   5   5   6   6   5
20 FT WIND GUST......5   5   10  10  10  10  10  10  15  15  10
MIX HGT (KFT)........0.2 1.5 3.2 4.7 5.3 5.6 5.6 6.0 6.1 5.7 4.2
TRANSP WIND DIR......W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W   W   W   W
TRANSP WIND SPD......6   7   8   9   10  12  13  14  15  16  16
LVORI................4   3   3   2   1   1   1   1   1   1   1

.TONIGHT...
TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%)..............63     67     72     71     66     68
WEATHER COV..........
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP.................51     44     41     40     38     37
RH...................41     60     67     67     70     70
20 FT WIND...........W 4    W 2    NW 2   NW 3   N 3    N 2
20 FT WIND GUST......10     5      5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT).........2300   300    500    300    300    400
TRANSPORT WIND.......W 16   NW 14  NW 9   NW 5   NW 3   N 7
LVORI................1      2      3      3      3      3

.SATURDAY...
TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%)..............76     80     84     88     89     88
WEATHER COV..........                     S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE.........NONE   NONE   NONE   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
TEMP.................35     35     40     44     46     47
RH...................72     72     59     51     47     47
20 FT WIND...........N 2    N 3    N 4    NW 5   NW 5   NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST......5      5      10     10     10     10

$$
FORECASTER...PROUD
REQUESTED BY...TOM DOOLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130301.CHERA.01/CAE