FNUS72 KCHS 171240
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-73...FRANCIS MARION NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
840 AM EDT WED APR 17 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0825 EDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. EXPECT AN
AFTERNOON SEABREEZE OVER THE SPOT LOCATION AROUND 3 PM. A COLD FRONT
WILL THEN APPROACH FROM THE WEST ON FRIDAY AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
FRIDAY NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL OFF THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS FROM THE NORTH.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...HIGH FROM MIDNIGHT UNTIL 8 AM THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG LATE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY COVER...........PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.........AREAS
WEATHER TYPE........FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................61     70     77     81     82
RH..................97     73     58     49     47
20 FT WIND..........NE 2   E 2    E 4    E 5    SE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....       4      6      10     14
LVORI...............10     7      4      1      2
ADI.................0      14     27     41     29

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...8PM-10AM/VERY POOR

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5
                    TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 12 TO 18 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...SELLERS
REQUESTED BY...JOE BENTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130417.C73__.01/CHS