FNUS72 KGSP 191410
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMP 207 LAKE RUSSELL...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
910 AM EST FRI FEB 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON FEBRUARY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...DRY TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA THROUGH SUNDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ORGANIZES OVER
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH
MONDAY...PUSHING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA MONDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD IN
FROM THE NORTHWEST THROUGH MID WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
                    TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 56.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 4100 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 8
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)          NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............7      11     17
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................51     54     54
                    MIN HUMIDITY........37     32     33
WIND (20 FT)........N 3    NW 2   NW 4
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      10
MIX HGT (FT)........2200   3500   4100
TRANSPORT WINDS.....N 9    NW 7   NW 8

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FORECASTER...TOMKO
REQUESTED BY...KAY AKINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100219.COMP2.01/GSP