FNUS72 KGSP 081940
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR ESM 1...NCECA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
340 PM EDT SUN MAR 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1535 EDT ON MARCH 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FORECAST AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST
TONIGHT...REMAIN STALLED ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY
NIGHT...THEN RETURN NORTH AS A WARM FRONT ON TUESDAY. A STRONGER
COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST LATE WEDNESDAY AND
SETTLE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE LATE WEEK. THE WEATHER WILL
REMAIN UNSETTLED ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY AS WAVES
OF LOW PRESSURE MOVE EAST ALONG THE STALLED FRONT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-4700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-500 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 24 TO 32 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 22 MPH
                    LATE.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 24 TO 32 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 22 MPH
                    LATE.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........71     77     79     82     84     79
WEATHER COV.....       SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............70     64     59     55     53     52
RH..............42     57     74     88     93     92
20 FT WIND......SW 9   SW 6   SW 6   SW 6   W 6    W 6
20 FT WIND GUST.20     15     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....4700   4100   2600   1400   500    300
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 31  SW 32  W 31   W 29   W 26   W 24
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 31  SW 32  W 31   W 29   W 26   W 24

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FORECASTER...BRUCE
REQUESTED BY...DAVID LAMBERT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090308.ESM1_.01/GSP