000 FNUS52 KCHS 090916 FWFCHS FIRE WEATHER FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 514 AM EDT MON SEP 09 2002 .DISCUSSION... SUBTROPICAL STORM GUSTAV WAS LOCATED ABOUT 375 MILES EAST OF CHARLESTON EARLY THIS MORNING...AND MOVING NORTHWEST. GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY STRENGTHEN AND MOVE NORTHWEST THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SYSTEM WILL BE NEAR THE OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA TUESAY...BEFORE TURNING NORTHEAST AND MOVING FURTHER INTO THE ATLANTIC THEREAFTER. BANDS OF SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO SOUTH CAROLINA LATE TODAY AND LINGER INTO TUESDAY EVENING. THE FURTHER NORTHEAST ONE GOES THE BETTER THE THREAT OF CONVECTION. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THE GEORGIA AREA THURSDAY. THE REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL STALL OVER GEORGIA THURSDAY NIGHT...AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS TO THE NORTH INTO THE WEEKEND. GAZ087-088-099>101-114-115-SCZ040-042-092130- ALLENDALE-BULLOCH-CANDLER-EFFINGHAM-EVANS-HAMPTON-JENKINS-SCREVEN- TATTNALL- 514 AM EDT MON SEP 09 2002 TODAY TONIGHT TUE CLOUD AMOUNT PT CLDY PT CLDY PT CLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 0 10 0 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE MAX/MIN TEMP 88 67 90 AM WIND NE 8 N 8 PM WIND N 8 N 8 N 10 PRECIP AMOUNT 0 0 0 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN -- -- -- PRECIP END -- -- -- HUMIDITY (%) 49 88 41 DSI 2 -- 2 MIXING HGT/DISP 6000 11PM-8AM/FA 6000 TRANSPORT WIND NNE 15 -- -- NNW 15 VENTILATION RATE 90000 -- 90000 REMARKS...NONE $$ GAZ116-118-137-138-140-092130- INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-LONG- 514 AM EDT MON SEP 09 2002 TODAY TONIGHT TUE CLOUD AMOUNT PT CLDY PT CLDY PT CLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 10 10 0 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE MAX/MIN TEMP 88 68 89 AM WIND NE 8 N 8 PM WIND N 8 N 8 N 10 PRECIP AMOUNT 0 0 0 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN -- -- -- PRECIP END -- -- -- HUMIDITY (%) 52 88 46 DSI 2 -- 2 MIXING HGT/DISP 6000 11PM-8AM/FA 6000 TRANSPORT WIND NNE 15 -- -- NNW 15 VENTILATION RATE 90000 -- 90000 REMARKS...NONE $$ GAZ117-119-139-141-092130- COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- 514 AM EDT MON SEP 09 2002 TODAY TONIGHT TUE CLOUD AMOUNT PT CLDY PT CLDY PT CLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 10 10 0 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE MAX/MIN TEMP 85 74 83 AM WIND NE 15 N 10 PM WIND N 15 NW 8 N 15 PRECIP AMOUNT 0 0 0 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN -- -- -- PRECIP END -- -- -- HUMIDITY (%) 62 74 58 DSI 2 -- 2 MIXING HGT/DISP 4500 3AM-8AM/GD 5000 TRANSPORT WIND NNE 18 -- -- NNW 15 VENTILATION RATE 81000 -- 75000 REMARKS...NONE $$ SCZ043>045-049-050-092130- BERKELEY-CHARLESTON-DORCHESTER-NORTHERN COLLETON-SOUTHERN COLLETON- 514 AM EDT MON SEP 09 2002 TODAY TONIGHT TUE CLOUD AMOUNT PT CLDY MO CLDY MO CLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 20 30 30 PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS MAX/MIN TEMP 87 68 86 AM WIND NE 8 NW 12 PM WIND N 12 NW 15 NW 12 PRECIP AMOUNT 0 .10-.24 .10-.24 PRECIP DURATION 0 1 1 PRECIP BEGIN -- 1 AM CONTINUING PRECIP END -- CONTINUING 3 PM HUMIDITY (%) 55 100 52 DSI 2 -- 2 MIXING HGT/DISP 5000 3AM-9AM/GD 4500 TRANSPORT WIND NNE 18 -- -- NNW 15 VENTILATION RATE 90000 -- 67500 REMARKS...NONE $$ SCZ047-048-092130- BEAUFORT-JASPER- 514 AM EDT MON SEP 09 2002 TODAY TONIGHT TUE CLOUD AMOUNT PT CLDY MO CLDY MO CLDY PRECIP CHC (%) 10 20 20 PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE MAX/MIN TEMP 87 70 87 AM WIND NE 12 N 12 PM WIND N 12 N 10 N 15 PRECIP AMOUNT 0 0 0 PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0 PRECIP BEGIN -- -- -- PRECIP END -- -- -- HUMIDITY (%) 55 94 52 DSI 2 -- 2 MIXING HGT/DISP 4500 3AM-8AM/GD 5000 TRANSPORT WIND NNE 18 -- -- NNW 15 VENTILATION RATE 81000 -- 75000 REMARKS...NONE $$ .FORECAST EXTENDED... .TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. .THURSDAY...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS DURING THE DAY...OTHERWISE PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S AND HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S AND HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S AND HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE IN THE MODERATE RANGE THROUGH SUNDAY...EXCEPT FOR THE FOLLOWING: BRIEFLY IN THE LOW RANGE THURSDAY WELL INLAND ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA. IN THE HIGH RANGE NEAR THE COAST FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. WIND WEST LESS THAN 5 MPH WEDNESDAY AND EARLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SHIFTING TO NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA AND INCREASING TO NEAR 15 MPH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WIND NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH ALL AREAS THURSDAY...HIGHER ALONG THE COAST. WIND EAST 15 MPH ALL AREAS FRIDAY...HIGHER ALONG THE COAST. .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAY... TEMPERATURE NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL. $$ PM