FNUS72 KGSP 231236
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 52...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
836 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A BROAD AREA OF DRY HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST WILL WEAKEN AND
ALLOW A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT TO DROP DOWN FROM THE NORTH TONIGHT.
COOL CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL RIDGE DOWN THE EAST COAST THROUGH
MID WEEK...AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST.  THIS
COLD FRONT WILL STALL OUT AND DISSIPATE ON THURSDAY.  A MORE POTENT
SYSTEM WILL REACH OUR AREA NEXT WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7600-7900 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 14 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 2
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING WEST 2
                    TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
                    AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........22     26     28     30
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............55     64     70     72
RH..............53     40     32     29
20 FT WIND......SW 1   SW 1   S 1    S 1
20 FT WIND GUST.
MIX HGT (FT)....1600   3900   7100   7600
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 6   NW 2   S 1    W 3

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH...BECOMING EAST 2 TO 3
                    MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........31     32     36     40     44     45
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............70     61     56     52     49     46
RH..............32     47     59     69     78     86
20 FT WIND......SE 2   E 2    E 2    E 2    E 2    E 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....5400   300    300    300    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND..W 3    E 2    E 2    E 2    E 3    E 2

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FORECASTER...BRUCE
REQUESTED BY...MARCUS BEASLEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090323.COMPA.01/GSP