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FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMP  68 69...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
731 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EST ON MARCH 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COOL AND DRY AIR MASS TO PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY COULD APPROACH NEAR CRITICAL LEVELS TODAY.
A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTH SATURDAY CAUSING
A SLIGHT INCREASE IN WEST WINDS.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...NONE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (75 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (EST)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY COVER...........MCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................47     53     56     55
RH..................47     36     32     34
20 FT WIND..........W 5    W 6    W 6    W 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10     15     15
LVORI...............2      1      1      2
ADI.................28     44     45     29

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 7 MPH.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...6PM-9AM/FAIR

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRIGHT
REQUESTED BY...KELLY WETZEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130301.COMP6.01/CHS