FNUS72 KGSP 222226 AAC
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR ASTER RX...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
626 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).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77
MIN HUMIDITY........28 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 ON THURSDAY

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