319  
FNUS72 KCHS 181148  
FWSCHS  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR C-18...FRANCIS MARION NF  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
748 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0755 EDT ON MAY 18.  
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.  
 
FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT...LOW.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.  
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO  
9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 5100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 14 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 7 AM 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM  
SKY COVER...........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
WEATHER COV......... S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR  
TSTM COV............ S CHC  
TEMP................65 72 79 83 86 85  
RH..................100 81 62 55 48 50  
20 FT WIND..........S 2 S 5 S 6 S 6 S 7 S 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.....4 10 12 14 14 14  
LVORI...............6 5 4 2 1 2  
ADI.................1 11 29 47 49 34  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
EARLY IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE.  
INVERSION/DISPERSION...8PM-8AM/POOR.  
   
SUNDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.  
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 18 MPH  
LATE.  
 

 
 
FORECASTER...24  
REQUESTED BY...JOE BENTON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 20130518.C18__.01/CHS  
 
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