FNUS72 KGSP 241425
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR CARROLL OSBORN...NCDFR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
925 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A BROAD AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST OVER THE
CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. A
COLD FRONT WILL THEN APPROACH FROM THE WEST EARLY FRIDAY AND BECOME
NEARLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY. ANOTHER HIGH
WILL BUILD IN TOWARDS THE LATER PART OF THE WEEKEND.

.REST OF TODAY...

WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH
                    AROUND 5 MPH LATE...BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2900-4100 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 8
                    MPH LATE.
REMARKS.............BURN CATEGORY 2 BETWEEN 1 PM AND 4 PM...OTHERWISE
                    BURN CATEGORY 1.
                    MAXIMUM VENTILATION RATE 32000 AT 3 PM.

TIME (EST)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
20 FT WIND......NE 5   E 2    S 3    S 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....2800   3600   4000   2900
TRANSPORT WIND..N 10   NE 8   S 8    S 8

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FORECASTER...GERAPETRITIS
REQUESTED BY...NICHOLS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090224.CARRO.01/GSP