FNUS72 KCHS 051304
FWSCHS

SPOT FORECAST FOR HICKEY FIRE...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
904 AM EDT WED JUN 5 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0834 EDT ON JUNE 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK FRONT WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY IN THE VICINITY
BEFORE LIFTING TO THE NORTH ON THURSDAY.

FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...LOW TO MODERATE.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 10
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY COVER...........MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY  MCLDY
WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV............CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
TEMP................76     78     79     79
RH..................87     82     79     79
20 FT WIND..........NE 3   NE 5   E 6    E 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....6      10     10     12
LVORI...............6      4      3      3
ADI.................11     20     28     24

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
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.
INVERSION/DISPERSION...10PM-8AM/VERY POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10
                    TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 18 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...BRIGHT
REQUESTED BY...CHARLES JOHNSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130605.HICKE.01/CHS