FNUS72 KGSP 051224
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR CRANE MTN...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
724 AM EST THU MAR 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A HIGH PRESSURE CENTER WILL MOVE EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA
TODAY...HOWEVER STRONG AND WARM SURFACE RIDGING WILL REMAIN OVER THE
SOUTHEAST STATES THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND ALLOW WELL ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE MOUNTAINS SUNDAY
NIGHT AND BECOME STATIONARY. COOLER HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO
BUILD DOWN THE EAST COAST TUESDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2900-3600 FT
                    AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........25     31     32     30
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............47     55     59     59
RH..............43     31     26     27
20 FT WIND......S 2    S 5    S 6    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....2900   3000   3300   3600
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 9   SW 10  SW 12  SW 13

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-3400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1300 FT
                    AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 23 MPH...INCREASING TO 26 TO 31
                    MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........27     29     37     45     48     50
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............53     49     46     44     42     40
RH..............34     44     55     63     71     83
20 FT WIND......S 4    S 3    S 3    SW 3   SW 3   W 4
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5      5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....3400   2300   300    300    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND..S 15   S 20   SW 26  SW 29  SW 30  SW 30

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FORECASTER...GABRIC
REQUESTED BY...GREG BORGEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090305.CRANE.01/GSP