FNUS72 KGSP 041150
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE MTN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
650 AM EST WED MAR 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...DRY TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CAROLINAS THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE
MOVING OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST LATE IN THE WEEK.  A COLD FRONT WILL
APPROACH THE REGION SUNDAY AND BECOME STATIONARY NEAR THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THROUGH MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........39 AT IGNITION...MAX 52.
RH..................30 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 2 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...BECOMING UPSLOPE 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2600 FT AGL AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2600-3700 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH.
INVERSION BURNOFF...0900 EST.
ADI.................18 AT IGNITION...RISING TO 33.
LVORI...............2 MOST OF THE DAY...EXCEPT BRIEFLY 1 IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........38     28     26     28
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............39     47     51     50
RH..............30     23     21     23
20 FT WIND......SE 2   UP 3   UP 5   UP 5
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2600   3400   3700   3700
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 6   SW 7   SW 8   SW 8

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FORECASTER...TOMKO
REQUESTED BY...GREG BORGEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090304.PINEM.01/GSP