FNUS72 KCHS 051217
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C85A...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
717 AM EST TUE MAR 5 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EST ON MARCH 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST TODAY AND PUSH OFFSHORE
TONIGHT. EXPECT BREEZY CONDITIONS TO OCCUR FROM LATE MORNING
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. LIGHT RAIN IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...
BUT AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE 0.2 INCH OR LESS. WINDY CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...NONE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8
                    TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 11 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY COVER...........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................57     64     66     65
RH..................53     41     40     43
20 FT WIND..........SW 6   SW 9   SW 13  SW 13
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     18     21     21
LVORI...............4      2      1      1
ADI.................32     53     59     50

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY
                    AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...NONE/EXCELLENT

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 33 TO 35 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TAYLOR
REQUESTED BY...KELLY WETZEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130305.C85A_.01/CHS