FNUS72 KCHS 271243
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C75 76 78...FRANCIS MARION NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
843 AM EDT WED MAR 27 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
DRY AND UNSEASONABLY COOL HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE WEEK.
CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVELY HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED AWAY FROM THE COAST
THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON...BUT WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE
15 MPH OR LESS. A WARMER PATTERN WILL SETUP OVER THE WEEKEND AS THE HIGH
MOVES OFF THE COAST. MORE UNSETTLED WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE REGION
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...NONE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 6 TO
                    11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY COVER...........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................37     50     56     57     57
RH..................67     37     27     23     24
20 FT WIND..........NW 3   NW 5   NW 6   NW 8   W 9
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      10     15     20     20
LVORI...............4      3      2      1      2
ADI.................10     26     42     42     27

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...8PM-9AM/POOR

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5
                    TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LAMB
REQUESTED BY...JOE BENTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130327.C7576.01/CHS