FNUS72 KCHS 081231
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C133...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
731 AM EST FRI MAR 8 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON MARCH 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST NORTH OF THE AREA TODAY WITH A DRY
AIRMASS IN PLACE. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL PLUMMET LATE THIS MORNING.
MINIMUM HUMIDITY FORECAST IS MODERATE TO LOW CONFIDENCE DUE TO THE
BURN SITE BEING RIGHT ALONG THE EXPECTED SEA BREEZE BOUNDARY TODAY.
A SLIGHT CHANGE IN WIND DIRECTION COULD DROP RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS AT SOME POINT DURING THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...NONE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 13 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (EST)          11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER...........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
TEMP................52     56     59     56
RH..................36     31     27     30
20 FT WIND..........N 9    N 8    N 7    N 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....20     20     15     15
LVORI...............2      1      1      1
ADI.................36     50     45     39

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...6PM-10AM/FAIR

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LAMB
REQUESTED BY...KELLY WETZEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130308.C133_.01/CHS