FNUS72 KGSP 251400
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMP  54 RX BURN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
900 AM EST WED FEB 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A BROAD AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST OVER THE CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN MOVE OVER
THE REGION LATE FRIDAY AND BECOME STATIONARY FOLLOWED BY A SURFACE
LOW THAT APPROACHES THE CAROLINAS LATE SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS BACK IN DURING THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3000-4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........82     61     52     45
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............46     53     57     58
RH..............40     30     27     28
20 FT WIND......S 3    S 3    S 3    S 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....2500   3100   3600   4000
TRANSPORT WIND..S 7    S 5    SW 5   SW 5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
REMARKS.............INVERSION SETS UP 6 PM TO 7 PM.
                    WINDS INCREASE JUST ABOVE THE INVERSION
                    LAYER OVERNIGHT.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........47     48     52     61     65     67
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
RH..............35     46     56     61     65     71
20 FT WIND......SE 3   SE 3   SE 3   SE 3   S 2    S 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....1600   300    300    300    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND..S 7    S 9    S 10   S 10   SW 10  SW 10

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.

TIME (EST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........63     63     65     67     68     71
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
RH..............77     72     61     49     45     45
REMARKS.........INVERSION BREAKS AROUND 9 AM.

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FORECASTER...GERAPETRITIS
REQUESTED BY...MARCUS BEASLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090225.COMP5.01/GSP