FNUS72 KCHS 181146
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C194 187...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
746 AM EDT THU APR 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON APRIL 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TODAY. EXPECT AN AFTERNOON
SEABREEZE TO EFFECT THE SPOT LOCATION NEAR 1 TO 2 PM. SURFACE WIND GUSTS
COULD BE AS HIGH AS 20 T0 25 MPH AS THE SEABREEZE PASSES OVER THE AREA.
A COLD FRONT WILL THEN APPROACH FROM THE WEST ON FRIDAY AND MOVE ACROSS
THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL THEN STALL OFF THE SOUTHEAST
COAST INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS FROM THE NORTH.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...LOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5
                    TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 14 TO 18 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY COVER...........PCLDY  MCLDY  PCLDY
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................75     77     77
RH..................69     64     64
20 FT WIND..........SE 8   SE 8   SE 8
20 FT WIND GUST.....20     20     20
LVORI...............4      1      2
ADI.................37     54     46

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...7PM-10AM/GOOD

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN A
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35
                    MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 22 TO 30
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...BERRY
REQUESTED BY...KELLY WETZEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130418.C1941.01/CHS