FNUS72 KGSP 071241
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST TOXAWAY...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
741 AM EST SAT MAR 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL CROSS OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES AND
MAINTAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND. A WEAK
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE MOUNTAINS EARLY MONDAY AND BECOME
STATIONARY. BY EARLY WEDNESDAY...A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
CROSS THE CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA FOLLOWED BY COOLER
CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 75.
RH..................67 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING
                    WEST/SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 6 TO 10 MPH
                    BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 300-1800 FT
                    AGL...INCREASING 4200 FT DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION TIME...BECOMING WEST/
                    SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........32     25     23     20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............60     69     73     74
RH..............67     47     36     34
20 FT WIND......W 3    SW 4   SW 6   SW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.5      10     10     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1000   2900   3700   4200
TRANSPORT WIND..W 8    W 9    SW 12  SW 15

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FORECASTER...LANE
REQUESTED BY...GREG BORGEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090307.EASTT.01/GSP