FNUS72 KCHS 171216
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR C-19 20...FRANCIS MARION NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
816 AM EDT FRI MAY 17 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0805 EDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE NORTH OF THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND
AS ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION. SEA BREEZE WILL PUSH
THROUGH BETWEEN 2 PM AND 4 PM.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...LOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
                    7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 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.........                            S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR
TSTM COV............                            S CHC
TEMP................68     78     85     87     88
RH..................84     58     46     43     42
20 FT WIND..........W 3    SW 4   SW 5   SW 5   S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....4      6      10     10     10
LVORI...............5      4      2      1      2
ADI.................2      12     23     33     25

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH UNTIL EARLY
                    MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...8PM-9AM/FAIR

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO
                    8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TIMTE
REQUESTED BY...JOE BENTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130517.C1920.01/CHS