FNUS72 KGSP 112158
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAPHITE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
558 PM EDT WED MAR 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1749 EDT ON MARCH 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT...AND
STALL JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE REGION...AS A STRONG AREA OF HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN TO THE NORTH. A PERIOD OF UNSETTLED WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS WEEKEND AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY NEXT
WEEK.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING
                    TO 1000-2000 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING...AND THEN
                    DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL LATE.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 14 TO 22 MPH...BECOMING WEST 6 TO 12
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........27     40     45     47     50     67
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............68     68     57     49     46     43
RH..............47     35     48     60     63     69
20 FT WIND......NW 9   N 9    N 9    N 7    N 7    N 5
20 FT WIND GUST.20     20     20     15     15     10
MIX HGT (FT)....3500   2900   1800   1300   1000   900
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 22  NW 20  NW 18  NW 15  NW 12  W 8

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN...
                    MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH...MAINLY NEAR TOP OF MIXED LAYER
                    WITH NORTHEAST FLOW CLOSER TO SURFACE.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........78     95     96     97     98     98
WEATHER COV.....       S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN   RAIN
TEMP............39     37     38     40     40     41
RH..............74     76     68     63     60     57
20 FT WIND......N 5    N 4    N 3    NE 3   NE 3   NE 4
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5      5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....800    800    1000   1300   1500   1500
TRANSPORT WIND..W 5    SW 3   S 5    S 6    S 6    S 7
TRANSPORT WIND..W 5    SW 3   S 5    S 6    S 6    S 7

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FORECASTER...GERAPETRITIS
REQUESTED BY...GREG BROOKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090311.GRAPH.01/GSP