FNUS72 KGSP 061851
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR LIFTING ROCK...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
151 PM EST FRI MAR 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1410 EST ON MARCH 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WARM SURFACE RIDGING WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES THROUGH
THE WEEKEND...YIELDING WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. A WEAK
COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE MOUNTAINS EARLY MONDAY AND BECOME
STATIONARY. A SOMEWHAT COOLER AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE IS THEN EXPECTED
TO BUILD DOWN THE EAST COAST INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78.
RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400-3500 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 17
                    MPH LATE.

TIME (EST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........32     26     22     18     18     22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............47     49     58     72     77     77
RH..............95     87     67     42     33     32
20 FT WIND......S 2    S 2    SW 3   SW 5   SW 6   SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      10     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....400    1000   2100   2800   3200   3500
TRANSPORT WIND..S 7    SW 8   SW 13  SW 14  SW 15  SW 17

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FORECASTER...KRENTZ
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT HAAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090306.LIFTI.01/GSP