FNUS72 KGSP 231222
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR VUCOVICH BURN...NCDFR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
822 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5800-6700 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH...BECOMING WEST 3 TO 12
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)      NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........52     55     56
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     56     57
RH..............46     40     39
20 FT WIND......W 2    SW 2   SW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....2700   5800   6400
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 7   SW 3   W 6

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FORECASTER...BRUCE
REQUESTED BY...HOWELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090323.VUCOV.01/GSP