FNUS72 KGSP 182137
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIFLE RANGE BURN...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
537 PM EDT WED MAR 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE SLOWLY OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST THROUGH
THURSDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION FROM THE WEST. THIS
FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE ANOTHER BROAD HIGH
PRESSURE SYSTEM BUILDS IN AND PERSISTS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7100-7300 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........20     20     30     40     63     83
WEATHER COV.....                            CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............47     46     52     59     64     66
RH..............75     77     71     57     45     41
20 FT WIND......W 4    W 5    W 5    NW 5   W 5    W 4
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)....200    200    2900   5100   6800   7100
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 5   NW 6   NW 16  NW 20  NW 15  NW 15

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FORECASTER...KIMBALL
REQUESTED BY...GREG BORGEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090319.RIFLE.01/GSP