FNUS72 KGSP 071635
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR LEDBETTER  1...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1135 AM EST SAT MAR 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MARCH 08.
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.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69.
RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 1200 FT AGL AT IGNITION TIME...INCREASING
                    TO 2500 FT DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 17 TO 23 MPH.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........44     50     55     68
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     65     68     68
RH..............67     45     42     42
20 FT WIND......SE 4   SW 10  SW 10  SW 10
20 FT WIND GUST.10     20     25     25
MIX HGT (FT)....700    1200   2300   2500
TRANSPORT WIND..S 10   SW 20  SW 22  SW 22

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FORECASTER...LANE
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT HAAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090307.LEDBE.01/GSP