FNUS72 KGSP 222213
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR ASTER RX...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
613 PM EDT WED APR 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A UPPER TROUGH WILL MAKE ITS WAY OFF THE CAROLINA COAST TODAY GIVING
WAY TO A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE. THIS HIGH WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL
THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK.




.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-4400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4100-6000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO
                    1300-3100 FT AGL EARLY...DECREASING TO 300 FT
                    AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 16 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

DSI=3 FOR THURSDAY

TIME (EDT)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............12     14     15     14     12     9      3      0      4      9
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................60     69     75     77     76     68     62     58     55     52
RH..................46     35     31     28     31     43     58     67     76     84
20 FT WIND..........NW 2   W 3    W 4    W 5    SW 4   S 2    S 1    S 1    W 1    NW 1
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      5             5      5

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5400-5800 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............17     24     23     24     25     26
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................51     56     67     75     80     82
RH..................92     84     62     48     38     35
20 FT WIND..........N 1    NE 2   S 2    SW 3   SW 5   S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....              5      5      10     15

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FORECASTER...GABRIC
REQUESTED BY...MARK MENDONCA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090423.ASTER.01/GSP