FNUS52 KCHS 111908 FWFCHS FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SE SOUTH CAROLINA AND SE GEORGIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 308 PM EDT SAT OCT 11 2008 .DISCUSSION... LOW PRESSURE WILL MEANDER OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THIS WEEKEND WHILE PRODUCING FREQUENT SHOWERS...AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTH. BY EARLY NEXT WEEK...HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXPAND...PUSHING THE LOW PRESSURE AWAY FROM THE REGION. THE HIGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK BEFORE A COLD FRONT POSSIBLY AFFECTS THE AREA LATE NEXT WEEK. GAZ116-118-137-138-140-120945- INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH- INCLUDING...NORTHERN AND EASTERN FORT STEWART... WESTERN SAVANNAH NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE... SOUTHWEST FORT STEWART...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FORT STEWART 308 PM EDT SAT OCT 11 2008 TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS SHOWERS CHANCE PRECIP 60 60 30 20 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.24 0.32 0.06 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 9 9 4 1 PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM MAX/MIN TEMP 67 77 64 81 MAX/MIN RH 99 77 100 58 WIND 20FT/2MIN-EARLY NE 7 NE 9 NE 7 NE 8 WIND 20FT/2MIN-LATE NE 6 E 10 NE 7 E 12 DISPERSION GOOD GOOD INVERSION BEGIN NONE 1800 INVERSION END 1000 MIXING HEIGHT 3000 4100 TRANSPORT WIND E 29 E 29 VENTILATION RATE 87000 118900 DSI N/A 2 N/A 2 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ SCZ048>051-120945- BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER- INCLUDING...PINCKNEY ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE... WESTERN ACE BASIN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE... CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ACE BASIN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE... EASTERN AND SOUTHERN FRANCIS MARION NATIONAL FOREST... CAPE ROMAIN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE... EASTERN ACE BASIN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE... TYBEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE 308 PM EDT SAT OCT 11 2008 TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS SHOWERS CHANCE PRECIP 90 60 20 10 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.44 0.26 0.04 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 11 7 1 1 PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM MAX/MIN TEMP 66 76 63 81 MAX/MIN RH 99 74 100 58 WIND 20FT/2MIN-EARLY NE 13 G21 NE 12 G21 NE 10 G18 NE 10 WIND 20FT/2MIN-LATE NE 12 G20 NE 13 G21 NE 10 NE 13 DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT INVERSION BEGIN NONE 1800 INVERSION END 1000 MIXING HEIGHT 3200 3800 TRANSPORT WIND E 28 E 24 VENTILATION RATE 89600 91200 DSI N/A 2 N/A 2 REMARKS...THE INVERSION SUN NIGHT IS ONLY EXPECTED WELL INLAND. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ GAZ117-119-139-141-120945- COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- INCLUDING...WASSAW ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE... WOLF ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE... BLACKBEARD NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE... HARRIS NECK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE 308 PM EDT SAT OCT 11 2008 TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS SHOWERS SHOWERS CHANCE PRECIP 70 60 30 20 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.26 0.42 0.08 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 9 9 4 2 PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM MAX/MIN TEMP 69 77 67 80 MAX/MIN RH 93 77 96 66 WIND 20FT/2MIN-EARLY NE 11 NE 15 NE 13 NE 11 WIND 20FT/2MIN-LATE NE 11 G19 NE 15 NE 12 NE 16 DISPERSION EXCELLENT EXCELLENT INVERSION BEGIN NONE NONE INVERSION END MIXING HEIGHT 3300 3400 TRANSPORT WIND E 24 E 31 VENTILATION RATE 79200 105400 DSI N/A 2 N/A 2 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ SCZ043>045-120945- INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-BERKELEY- INCLUDING...NORTHERN ACE BASIN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE... NORTHERN AND CENTRAL FRANCIS MARION NATIONAL FOREST 308 PM EDT SAT OCT 11 2008 TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON CLOUD COVER CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS SHOWERS NONE CHANCE PRECIP 80 50 10 0 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.41 0.16 0.01 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 7 2 1 PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 2 AM MAX/MIN TEMP 64 76 58 82 MAX/MIN RH 100 69 100 52 WIND 20FT/2MIN-EARLY NE 10 NE 9 NE 5 NE 7 WIND 20FT/2MIN-LATE NE 9 NE 10 NE 6 NE 9 DISPERSION EXCELLENT FAIR INVERSION BEGIN NONE 1800 INVERSION END 1000 MIXING HEIGHT 2800 4300 TRANSPORT WIND E 26 E 17 VENTILATION RATE 72800 73100 DSI N/A 2 N/A 2 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ GAZ087-088-099-100-114-115-SCZ040-120945- JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-TATTNALL-EVANS-ALLENDALE- INCLUDING...EXTREME WESTERN FORT STEWART...NORTHWEST FORT STEWART 308 PM EDT SAT OCT 11 2008 TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY MCLDY PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS CHANCE PRECIP 60 50 20 10 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.25 0.17 0.03 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 2 2 1 1 PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM MAX/MIN TEMP 64 76 60 82 MAX/MIN RH 99 69 100 52 WIND 20FT/2MIN-EARLY NE 8 NE 8 NE 5 NE 8 WIND 20FT/2MIN-LATE NE 6 NE 9 NE 5 E 11 DISPERSION GOOD FAIR INVERSION BEGIN NONE 1800 INVERSION END 1000 MIXING HEIGHT 2800 4200 TRANSPORT WIND E 28 E 24 VENTILATION RATE 78400 100800 DSI N/A 2 N/A 2 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ GAZ101-SCZ042-047-120945- EFFINGHAM-HAMPTON-INLAND JASPER- INCLUDING...NORTHERN SAVANNAH NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE... CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAVANNAH NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE 308 PM EDT SAT OCT 11 2008 TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY MCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS CHANCE PRECIP 70 50 20 10 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.35 0.22 0.04 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 6 2 1 1 PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM MAX/MIN TEMP 63 76 61 82 MAX/MIN RH 100 72 100 54 WIND 20FT/2MIN-EARLY NE 8 NE 8 NE 5 NE 7 WIND 20FT/2MIN-LATE NE 7 NE 9 NE 6 NE 10 DISPERSION GOOD FAIR INVERSION BEGIN NONE 1800 INVERSION END 1000 MIXING HEIGHT 2800 4100 TRANSPORT WIND E 26 E 21 VENTILATION RATE 72800 86100 DSI N/A 2 N/A 2 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. $$ .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL. $$