FNUS72 KGSP 162029
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR COOK BRANCH...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
429 PM EDT THU APR 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH SATURDAY. A
COLD FRONT WILL THEN APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE WEST LATE SUNDAY
AND MOVE OFFSHORE EARLY NEXT WEEK.  EXPECT COOLER TEMPERATURES IN
MID WEEK THEN WARMER AGAIN LATE WEEK WITH THE INFLUENCE OF HIGH
PRESSURE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST
                    LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-4100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1700 FT
                    AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2 TO
                    6 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............35     38     29     26     27     21
WEATHER COV.........                                   AREAS
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FROST
TEMP................59     54     46     40     37     35
RH..................42     54     76     94     97     99
20 FT WIND..........N 2    N 3    SE 1   S 0    SW 1   SW 1
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN PATCHY FROST EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4600-5400 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 1 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............9      2      2      2      2      5
WEATHER COV.........AREAS  PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE........FROST  FROST  NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................34     34     46     56     59     61
RH..................100    99     70     46     36     32
20 FT WIND..........S 1    S 1    SW 2   W 2    SW 2   SW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.....                     5             5

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FORECASTER...HINSON
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT HAAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090417.COOKB.01/GSP