FNUS72 KGSP 171302
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR FONTANA BURN...NCDFR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
902 AM EDT FRI APR 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6
                    MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5100-6200 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 1 TO 6 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).............11     12     18
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................66     70     70
RH..................31     26     26
20 FT WIND..........NE 3   N 3    W 4
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      5

.TONIGHT...

MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-4300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
RH..................28     44     59     71     86     97

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FORECASTER...KIMBALL
REQUESTED BY...MCCALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090417.FONTA.01/GSP