FNUS72 KGSP 091704
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR MNT NOBLE  1    2...BIA - EASTERN CHEROKEE AGENCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
104 PM EDT MON MAR 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1239 EDT ON MARCH 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN INVERSION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND 7 PM AT THE LOWER ELEVATION
RANGE OF THE FIRE...AND INCREASE IN DEPTH TO THE HIGHER ELEVATION THROUGH
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE INVERSION SHOULD BURN OFF RAPIDLY WITH THE
SOUTHEAST EXPOSURE BETWEEN 9 AND 10 AM TOMORROW MORNING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-5200 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........33     60     74     79     80     83
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............71     64     57     51     49     48
RH..............29     42     59     72     78     81
20 FT WIND......NW 5   NW 6   NW 6   N 1    N 1    N 1
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5                    5
MIX HGT (FT)....5200   4200   1600   300    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND..W 12   W 9    W 10   SW 12  SW 14  SW 16
TRANSPORT WIND..W 12   W 9    W 10   SW 12  SW 14  SW 16

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 18 TO 26 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND
                    28 MPH LATE.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 18 TO 26 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND
                    28 MPH LATE.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........86     88     80     68     60     58
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............47     47     53     63     71     73
RH..............84     94     90     67     48     44
20 FT WIND......S 1    SW 1   SW 2   SW 4   SW 6   SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.              5      10     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....300    300    1600   3300   5300   5600
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 18  SW 21  SW 23  SW 24  SW 25  SW 26
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 18  SW 21  SW 23  SW 24  SW 25  SW 26

$$
FORECASTER...HOLLOWAY
REQUESTED BY...REESE KERBOW
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090309.MNTNO.01/GSP