FNUS72 KGSP 241527
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR DAVID PEELER...NCDFR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1027 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 25.
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.

.WEDNESDAY...

WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS EARLY...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL EARLY...INCREASING TO 4700-5200
                    FT AGL DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 13 MPH.
REMARKS.............BURN CATEGORY 2 OR HIGHER 11 AM TO 7 PM...WITH
                    BURN CATEGORY 3 FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM.
                    VENTILATION RATE ABOVE 33500 FROM NOON TO 8 PM...
                    WITH MAX VENT RATE 60000 AROUND 4 PM.

TIME (EST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
20 FT WIND......S 2    S 2    SE 2   S 3    S 5    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....300    1000   2600   4000   4900   5100
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 10  SW 11  SW 11  SW 11  SW 12  SW 12

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FORECASTER...GERAPETRITIS
REQUESTED BY...NICHOLS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090225.DAVID.01/GSP