FNUS72 KGSP 241256
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINK BEDS 2...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
856 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ALONG THE EASTERN
SEABOARD THROUGH TODAY...AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SLOWLY EASTWARD
ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS. THIS FRONT WILL THEN APPROACH THE
FORECAST AREA FROM THE WEST ON WEDNESDAY...BEFORE STALLING OVER THE
REGION LATER IN THE WEEK. SEVERAL WEAK WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE WILL
DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT LATE IN THE WEEK. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2700-4000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).............54     60     64     74
WEATHER COV.........       S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................50     56     59     59
RH..................66     57     53     52
20 FT WIND..........S 5    SE 7   SE 7   S 7
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     15     15     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1200 FT
                    AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............79     87     89     93     95     97
WEATHER COV.........S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................58     53     50     47     45     44
RH..................55     66     75     82     89     96
20 FT WIND..........S 6    S 5    S 4    S 4    SE 4   S 4
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10     10     10     10     10

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 17 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............99     100    100    100    100    100
WEATHER COV.........LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................43     43     46     48     49     50
RH..................100    98     88     82     81     83
20 FT WIND..........S 4    S 5    S 5    S 6    S 6    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10     10     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...BRUCE
REQUESTED BY...JOHN BROOKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090324.PINKB.01/GSP