FNUS72 KGSP 211822
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINK BEDS...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
222 PM EDT SAT MAR 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WARMING...

.DISCUSSION...
A BROAD RIDGE OF COOL AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD
SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE HIGH WILL MOVE
OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH ATLANTIC MOISTURE
SLOWLY RETURNING TO THE AREA THROUGH MID WEEK.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1300 FT
                    AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........48     45     36     28     25     22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     44     40     37     34     32
RH..............36     50     64     74     79     82
20 FT WIND......SW 2   NE 2   NE 2   NE 2   NE 2   NE 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....4600   1300   600    300    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 7   SW 7   W 8    W 8    W 9    NW 13

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5200-6600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING WEST 3 TO 5 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........19     18     20     22     23     26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............30     33     44     52     58     60
RH..............84     79     57     44     35     33
20 FT WIND......NE2    NE2    NE 2   NE 2   SW 2   SW 4
20 FT WIND GUST.              5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....300    300    2800   4600   5800   6300
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 15  NW 15  N 14   N 9    N 3    W 3

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FORECASTER...TOMKO
REQUESTED BY...PATRICK SCOTT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090322.PINKB.01/GSP