FNUS72 KGSP 051312
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 59C 61...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
912 AM EDT SUN APR 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OFFSHORE TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS
THE AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE ARRIVE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...AND
WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID WEEK. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM
THE WEST LATE IN THE WEEK.

NOTE...THERE ARE SOME MID CLOUDS WITH ISOLD LGT SHOWERS ALOFT (VIRGA)
BUT LOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE TOO DRY FOR RAIN TO REACH THE SFC.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3200-4800 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 20 TO 23
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).............51     55     58     63
WEATHER COV.........                     S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR
TEMP................64     73     77     78
RH..................55     40     34     36
20 FT WIND..........S 3    S 5    S 6    S 7
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      15     20     20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1000 FT
                    AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 24 TO 31 MPH...INCREASING TO 36 TO 43
                    MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............66     71     76     83     88     87
WEATHER COV.........S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
RH..................39     51     63     74     85     90
20 FT WIND..........S 6    S 5    S 5    S 6    S 8    SW 9
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     15     15     15     25     25

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FORECASTER...BRUCE
REQUESTED BY...TODD BENNETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090405.COMPA.01/GSP