FNUS72 KGSP 131518
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAUNDERS...NCDFR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
1018 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 EST ON JANUARY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OFFSHORE AND MOVE NORTHEAST OFF
THE COAST OF THE CAROLINAS TODAY. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL COME THROUGH
TONIGHT. ANOTHER DRY COLD FRONT WILL COME THROUGH THURSDAY...BEHIND
WHICH A VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL SETTLE INTO THE REGION.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5100-6000 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 20
                    MPH LATE.

TIME (EST)      2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........64  62  60  58
WEATHER COV.....        SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....        RW  RW
TEMP............49  50  50  49
RH..............39  36  34  36
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..2   3   3   5
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5   5   15
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.9 5.4 6.0 5.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.W   W   W   NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12  13  15  20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25.
MAX HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    UNTIL EARLY MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-4200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 21 TO 28 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND
                    18 MPH LATE.

TIME (EST)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........56  55  50  40  35  33  29  27  25  22  18  14
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
TEMP............46  42  39  37  35  34  32  31  30  29  28  27
RH..............40  48  52  53  53  53  55  56  58  59  60  59
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..7   10  10  10  10  10  9   8   7   6   6   5
20 FT WIND GUST.15  25  25  25  25  25  20  20  15  15  15  10
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.2 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.23  26  28  28  28  28  28  26  25  23  21  18

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FORECASTER...VAUGHAN (NWS-COLUMBIA)
REQUESTED BY...WALKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090113.SAUND.01/GSP