FNUS72 KCHS 241213
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-89...FRANCIS MARION NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
813 AM EDT WED APR 24 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0805 EDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT INTO THE
ATLANTIC THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PATCHY FOG WILL BURN OFF
BY LATE THIS MORNING WITH MAINLY SOUTHERLY WINDS PREVAILING THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. SURFACE WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE AROUND 2 PM
AS THE SEA BREEZE PROGRESSES INLAND. GUSTS COULD BE AS HIGH AS
20 MPH FOR AREAS AROUND THE SPOTS LOCATION. A WEAKENING COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THURSDAY.


FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...LOW.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO
                    12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY COVER...........MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TSTM COV............
TEMP................62     73     77     78
RH..................72     55     47     45
20 FT WIND..........S 3    S 6    S 7    S 10
20 FT WIND GUST.....4      14     18     22
LVORI...............4      3      1      2
ADI.................12     24     35     29

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...7PM-10AM/FAIR

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 6 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 12
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PACKETT
REQUESTED BY...JOE BENTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130424.C89__.01/CHS