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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.

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FORECASTER...24
REQUESTED BY...JOE BENTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130518.C18__.01/CHS
National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
