FNUS72 KGSP 111142
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR CRANE MOUNTAIN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
742 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS OUR REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST TODAY.
HOWEVER...THE EFFECT OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL NOT BE APPARENT
UNTIL TOMORROW. A MINOR WIND SHIFT FROM WEST TO NORTHWEST WILL
OCCUR DURING THE EARLY PART OF THE AFTERNOON AND THE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL DROP OFF INTO THE MID 30 PERCENT RANGE.

TODAY WILL BE THE LAST DAY OF ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR A
WHILE.  TEMPERATURES WILL BE QUITE COOL FROM THURSDAY THROUGH THE
WEEKEND...BUT ESPECIALLY FRIDAY...WITH CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE TO OUR
NORTH AND INCREASING GULF MOISTURE BEING LIFTED OVER THE STALLED OUT
FRONT TO OUR SOUTH. THIS WILL BRING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DAMP TO
WET WEATHER AS WELL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 74.
RH..................69 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4500-5200 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 14 TO 21 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........47     46     46     46
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............60     67     72     73
RH..............69     52     40     36
20 FT WIND......W 5    W 6    NW 6   W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....2300   3600   4200   4900
TRANSPORT WIND..W 18   W 15   W 14   NW 14

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FORECASTER...MOORE
REQUESTED BY...GREG BORGEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090311.CRANE.01/GSP