FNUS72 KCHS 291213
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-134...FRANCIS MARION NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
813 AM EDT FRI MAR 29 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0815 EDT ON MARCH 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...CRITICAL HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL TODAY WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY DROPPING
BELOW 30 PERCENT. WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN THIS WEEKEND AS THE
HIGH MOVES OFF THE COAST. RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE LATE THIS WEEKEND
AND EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A FRONT MOVES INTO THE REGION. THE PATTERN WILL
THEN  REMAIN UNSETTLED AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS TO OUR WEST AND SHIFTS
TO THE SOUTHEAST COAST BY LATE WEEK.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...LOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6
                    MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY COVER...........CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  CLEAR  MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................40     50     59     62     64
RH..................70     44     30     25     24
20 FT WIND..........N 2    NE 3   SW 1   W 3    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5             5      10
LVORI...............3      2      2      1      1
ADI.................2      13     24     35     25

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...8PM-10AM/VERY POOR

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
                    6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LAMB
REQUESTED BY...JOE BENTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130329.C134_.01/CHS