FNUS72 KGSP 171218
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR GOLDEN VALLEY...NCWRC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
718 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1035 EST ON FEBRUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT OFF THE EAST COAST TODAY AS A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM DEVELOPS OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS. THIS LOW WILL TRACK
NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES ON WEDNESDAY...PUSHING A COLD
FRONT INTO THE FORECAST AREA. BEHIND THIS FRONT...HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BRIEFLY BUILD IN ON FRIDAY BEFORE GIVING WAY TO A FAST MOVING LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400-2700 FT
                    AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........13     21     26     40
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............34     41     46     48
RH..............48     33     27     29
20 FT WIND......S 3    S 5    S 6    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1700   2100   2400   2700
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 7   SW 7   SW 7   SW 8

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FORECASTER...KRENTZ
REQUESTED BY...DEAN SIMON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090217.GOLDE.04/GSP