FNUS72 KGSP 101304
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAUTY SPOT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
904 AM EDT TUE MAR 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MARCH 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST WILL RIDGE DOWN ACROSS THE CAROLINAS
TODAY AND TONIGHT. AS THE CENTER OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OFF THE
NEW ENGLAND COAST...TRANSPORT WINDS SHOULD COME AROUND TO SOUTH
BY THIS AFTERNOON AND SOUTHWEST TONIGHT. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL INCREASE
DRAMATICALLY DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON AS AN INVERSION BURNS OFF.

A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS OUR REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST LATE WEDNESDAY
AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR THE GULF COAST FOR THE LAST HALF
OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400-4100 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 14 TO 21 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........59     49     56
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............60     65     67
RH..............45     40     39
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 5    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15
MIX HGT (FT)....1900   3000   3700
TRANSPORT WIND..S 18   S 20   S 20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1200 FT
                    AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 21 TO 23 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........57     58     58     60     53     47
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............67     63     58     55     53     52
RH..............41     49     61     71     77     81
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 4    S 4    SE 4   S 3    S 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....3400   2000   1200   700    400    300
TRANSPORT WIND..S 21   SW 22  SW 22  SW 22  SW 22  SW 23

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FORECASTER...MOORE
REQUESTED BY...CLEVE FOX
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090310.BEAUT.01/GSP