FNUS72 KGSP 221952
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR COOK BRANCH...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
352 PM EDT SUN MAR 22 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 MOVE SOUTH ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA
DURING THE DAY MONDAY. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT BUT WILL
SHIFT BACK AND FORTH FROM EAST TO WEST AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH.
CLOUDS WILL INCREASE WITH THE FRONT AS WELL BUT NO PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................60 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 0 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5200-6600 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 3 MPH LATE.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........42     44     45     47     49     51
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............36     38     47     54     58     59
RH..............89     83     60     47     39     38
20 FT WIND......NW 1   E 1    SE 0   S 1    W 2    W 2
20 FT WIND GUST.                                   5
MIX HGT (FT)....300    300    2400   4300   6000   6400
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 6   N 3    NE 3   NE 3   E 3    N 3

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FORECASTER...HINSON
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT HAAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090323.COOKB.01/GSP