250 FPUS03 KCHS 171833 AFDCHS AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 230 PM EDT THU JUL 17 1997 SUMMER HEAT WILL CONT THRU SAT...WITH CHC TSTM POPS BOTH DAYS. FRONTAL SYS TO MOVE INTO MID-ATLC SAT...WHICH MAY TOUCH OFF A FEW MORE TSTMS OFF TO OUR N. OTW...SEA BRZ AND AMS TSTMS XPCTED NEXT FEW DAYS. S CST TO REMAIN UNDER INFLUENCE OF UPPR RDG SO LGT WINDS ALFT...MAY SEE MORE OF A W GRADIENT SAT BEFORE SEA BRZ DVLPS. GUID TEMPS LOOK CLOSE WITH SAT XPCTED TO BE A DEGREE OR TWO HIER THAN FRI. WILL HAVE TO WATCH THE REMAINS OF DANNY IN THE XTNDED TIME FRM...THO MOST OF THE HVY RAINS SHUD BE TO OUR N AND W. CWF...GENERALLY SW 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2-3 FT. .S CST... .TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF EVENING TSTMS. LOW IN THE MID 70S INLAND TO THE UPPER 70S CST. LIGHT SW WIND. .FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON TSTMS. HIGH IN THE UPPER 80S CST TO THE LOWER 90S INLND. LGT W WIND BECMG S 10-15 MPH. .FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 70S INLND TO THE UPPR 70S CST. .SAT...MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE LOWER 90S INLAND (MID 90S INLND S CST ZN) TO THE UPPER 80S AT THE CST. .CWF... .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. .FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...SW WIND 15 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. CCF CHS ARPT 73/91/74/93 DNTN CHS 76/89/77/90 SAV ARPT 72/92/72/94 VOLKMER