FNUS72 KGSP 171641
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR COOK BRANCH...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1241 PM EDT FRI APR 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 18.
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 OFF THE CAROLINA COAST EARLY NEXT WEEK.  EXPECT COOLER
TEMPERATURES IN MID WEEK THEN WARMER AGAIN LATE WEEK UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF HIGH PRESSURE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 0 TO 2 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............21     24     15     10     4      13
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................63     59     51     45     43     41
RH..................31     41     60     75     78     83
20 FT WIND..........W 4    W 2    W 1    W 0    S 0    S 0
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............25     34     40     48     53     55
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................40     44     53     59     63     64
RH..................86     71     58     46     36     33
20 FT WIND..........S 0    SE 1   SE 2   S 4    SW 5   SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....              5      5      10     10

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FORECASTER...KIMBALL
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT HAAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090418.COOKB.01/GSP