FNUS72 KGSP 141338
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR ASTER PILES...KINGS MOUNTAIN NMP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
938 AM EDT TUE APR 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EDT ON APRIL 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE ALONG WITH A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL CREEP SLOWLY ACROSS
THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN
BUILD INTO THE SOUTHEAST STATES THURSDAY AND REMAIN THROUGH SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING. A
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
RH..................87 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 400-2000 FT
                    AGL...INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL LATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 23 TO 24 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).............98     91     83     79     72
WEATHER COV.........LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE
TEMP................56     60     64     66     66
RH..................87     79     69     64     63
20 FT WIND..........NE 1   E 0    S 2    SW 5   W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....              5      10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............69     61     60     62     61     55
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................65     62     57     53     50     49
RH..................63     67     77     84     85     83
20 FT WIND..........W 5    N 3    NW 3   NW 4   NW 4   NW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     5      5      10     10     5

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66.
RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5600-6300 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............50     47     47     51     62     60
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................48     49     56     61     64     65
RH..................83     83     65     52     43     39
20 FT WIND..........NW 2   NW 2   NW 3   NW 5   NW 6   NW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      5      10     15     15

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FORECASTER...KRENTZ
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS REVELS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090414.ASTER.01/GSP