000 FNUS52 KCHS 230834 FWFCHS FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SE SOUTH CAROLINA AND SE GEORGIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 434 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 .DISCUSSION... A TROPICAL WAVE WILL PUSH INLAND AND DISSIPATE THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RESIDE OVER THE AREA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT SHOULD PUSH INTO THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY...BEFORE LIFTING BACK NORTH OF THE AREA AS A WARM FRONT BY SUNDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK. GAZ087-088-099-100-114-115-232115- JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-TATTNALL-EVANS- INCLUDING...EXTREME WESTERN FORT STEWART...NORTHWEST FORT STEWART 434 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP 40 20 20 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.13 0.04 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 2 1 1 PRECIP BEGIN 9 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM MAX/MIN TEMP 86 68 87 MIN/MAX RH 63 100 52 WIND 20FT/2MIN-EARLY NE 3 NE 4 LGT/VAR WIND 20FT/2MIN-LATE NE 7 LGT/VAR E 4 INVERSION BEGIN 1800 INVERSION END 1000 1000 DISPERSION VERY POOR ADI EARLY 7 5 5 ADI LATE 32 2 50 MAX LVORI EARLY 7 6 9 MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 1 MIXING HEIGHT 4000 5100 TRANSPORT WIND E 12 E 14 VENTILATION RATE 48000 71400 DSI 2 N/A 2 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ GAZ101-116-118-137-138-140-232115- EFFINGHAM-INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY- INLAND MCINTOSH- INCLUDING...NORTHERN SAVANNAH NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE... NORTHERN AND EASTERN FORT STEWART... WESTERN SAVANNAH NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE... SOUTHWEST FORT STEWART...CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FORT STEWART 434 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP 40 20 30 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.15 0.03 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 2 1 2 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM MAX/MIN TEMP 86 70 87 MIN/MAX RH 65 100 56 WIND 20FT/2MIN-EARLY NE 5 NE 5 NE 3 WIND 20FT/2MIN-LATE E 7 LGT/VAR E 6 INVERSION BEGIN 1800 INVERSION END 1000 1000 DISPERSION VERY POOR ADI EARLY 10 6 7 ADI LATE 31 3 67 MAX LVORI EARLY 7 6 8 MAX LVORI LATE 3 8 1 MIXING HEIGHT 4000 5000 TRANSPORT WIND E 12 E 16 VENTILATION RATE 48000 80000 DSI 2 N/A 2 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ SCZ040-042-047-232115- ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND JASPER- INCLUDING... CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAVANNAH NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE 434 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS SHOWERS CHANCE PRECIP 40 20 20 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.22 0.04 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 2 1 1 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM MAX/MIN TEMP 86 68 88 MIN/MAX RH 63 100 50 WIND 20FT/2MIN-EARLY NE 4 NE 4 LGT/VAR WIND 20FT/2MIN-LATE E 7 LGT/VAR E 4 INVERSION BEGIN 1800 INVERSION END 1000 1000 DISPERSION VERY POOR ADI EARLY 7 5 6 ADI LATE 37 3 38 MAX LVORI EARLY 7 6 8 MAX LVORI LATE 2 9 1 MIXING HEIGHT 4100 5100 TRANSPORT WIND E 14 E 10 VENTILATION RATE 57400 51000 DSI 2 N/A 2 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ SCZ043>045-232115- INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-BERKELEY- INCLUDING...NORTHERN ACE BASIN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE... NORTHERN AND CENTRAL FRANCIS MARION NATIONAL FOREST 434 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS SHOWERS CHANCE PRECIP 40 20 20 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.29 0.04 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 2 1 1 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM MAX/MIN TEMP 85 68 89 MIN/MAX RH 64 100 50 WIND 20FT/2MIN-EARLY NE 4 E 4 NE 3 WIND 20FT/2MIN-LATE E 7 LGT/VAR E 5 INVERSION BEGIN 1800 INVERSION END 1000 1000 DISPERSION VERY POOR ADI EARLY 8 6 5 ADI LATE 38 3 30 MAX LVORI EARLY 8 5 8 MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 2 MIXING HEIGHT 4200 5100 TRANSPORT WIND E 14 E 8 VENTILATION RATE 58800 40800 DSI 2 N/A 3 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ SCZ048>051-232115- 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 434 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS SHOWERS CHANCE PRECIP 60 20 20 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.29 0.03 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 6 1 1 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM MAX/MIN TEMP 85 71 87 MIN/MAX RH 69 100 56 WIND 20FT/2MIN-EARLY NE 7 E 7 NE 5 WIND 20FT/2MIN-LATE E 9 E 4 E 7 INVERSION BEGIN 1800 INVERSION END 1000 1000 DISPERSION VERY POOR ADI EARLY 18 11 14 ADI LATE 41 7 33 MAX LVORI EARLY 5 4 5 MAX LVORI LATE 3 6 2 MIXING HEIGHT 3900 4900 TRANSPORT WIND E 16 E 10 VENTILATION RATE 62400 49000 DSI 2 N/A 2 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. $$ GAZ117-119-139-141-232115- COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH- INCLUDING...WASSAW ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE... WOLF ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE... BLACKBEARD NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE... HARRIS NECK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE 434 AM EDT WED SEP 23 2009 TODAY TONIGHT THU CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY PRECIP TYPE TSTMS SHOWERS TSTMS CHANCE PRECIP 50 30 30 PRECIP AMOUNT 0.17 0.03 0.00 PRECIP DURATION 2 2 2 PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING MAX/MIN TEMP 83 73 86 MIN/MAX RH 73 98 63 WIND 20FT/2MIN-EARLY NE 7 E 7 NE 5 WIND 20FT/2MIN-LATE E 9 E 5 E 8 INVERSION BEGIN 1800 INVERSION END 1000 1000 DISPERSION POOR ADI EARLY 15 15 19 ADI LATE 33 8 53 MAX LVORI EARLY 5 5 5 MAX LVORI LATE 3 6 2 MIXING HEIGHT 3800 4300 TRANSPORT WIND E 13 E 18 VENTILATION RATE 49400 77400 DSI 2 N/A 2 REMARKS...NONE. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL. $$ ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS. 1-6..... VERY POOR 7-12.... POOR 13-20... GENERALLY POOR 21-40... FAIR 41-60... GENERALLY GOOD 61-100.. GOOD >100.... VERY GOOD LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX. LVORI RANGES FROM 1 TO 10 WHERE 1 REPRESENTS THE LOWEST RISK AND 10 REPRESENTS THE HIGHEST RISK $$