FNUS72 KGSP 171845
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAUTY SPOT RX...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
145 PM EST TUE FEB 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EST ON FEBRUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES
TONIGHT AND SWING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH
THURSDAY. BEHIND THIS FRONT...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA
FRIDAY. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION FROM THE
NORTHWEST THIS WEEKEND.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLEET AND A
                    CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 TO 22 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND
                    23 MPH LATE.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........54     61     73     85     89     94
WEATHER COV.....                            DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   SLEET  RAIN
TEMP............40     32     32     32     35     36
RH..............41     60     65     69     68     72
20 FT WIND......S 4    S 5    S 5    S 6    S 6    S 7
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1300   300    300    600    700    800
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 13  S 17   S 18   S 20   S 21   S 23

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH...INCREASING TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 24 TO 32 MPH...INCREASING TO 35 TO 38
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........98     99     97     95     96     94
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............38     39     44     45     47     48
RH..............75     79     75     77     78     76
20 FT WIND......S 8    S 9    S 9    S 10   S 12   SW 11
20 FT WIND GUST.20     25     25     25     30     25
MIX HGT (FT)....800    1000   1400   1100   700    300
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 24  SW 26  SW 30  SW 32  SW 36  SW 37

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FORECASTER...KRENTZ
REQUESTED BY...MATTHEW SMITH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090218.BEAUT.01/GSP