FNUS72 KGSP 232039
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKHOUSE...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
339 PM EST MON FEB 23 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...
A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CROSS SLOWLY EAST OVER THE
CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. A
COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST THURSDAY NIGHT AND BECOME
FAIRLY STATIONARY ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-3000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 25 TO 26 MPH.

TIME (EST)      3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........0      5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE
TEMP............34     31
RH..............34     40
20 FT WIND......NW 10  NW 9
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....2900   2800
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 25  NW 26

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 17.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 500-600 FT AGL
                    LATE.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 17 TO 26 MPH...DECREASING TO 15 TO 16
                    MPH LATE.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........5      2      0      0      0      0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............28     25     22     20     19     18
RH..............45     55     64     68     69     73
20 FT WIND......NW 7   NW 5   NW 5   NW 5   NW 4   NW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10                   5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....2700   2300   1800   1400   1000   600
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 26  NW 26  NW 20  NW 18  NW 14  NW 12

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2500-2900 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (EST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........8      19     26     38     46     48
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............17     23     33     41     44     44
RH..............73     59     43     33     30     31
20 FT WIND......NW 2   W 2    W 2    SW 2   SW 3   S 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5             5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....400    700    1600   2500   2900   2900
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 10  NW 12  NW 12  NW 8   W 8    W 9

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FORECASTER...GERAPETRITIS
REQUESTED BY...GREG PHILIPP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090224.ROCKH.01/GSP