FNUS72 KGSP 261349
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHENOCETAH MTN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
849 AM EST FRI FEB 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL STRETCH ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA ON
SATURDAY. DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL WITH CONTINUED WESTERLY FLOW. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH WILL LIKELY BE POSTED FOR SATURDAY LATER THIS MORNING.
A RED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED LATER TODAY
-FOR SATURDAY AS WELL. A COLD FRONT WILL SLIP SOUTHWARD INTO THE AREA
SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH SLOWLY INCREASING MOISTURE.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3700-4500 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 TO 24 MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............10     12     11     11     11     10
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................27     33     42     49     51     51
                    MIN HUMIDITY........59     47     33     25     22     22
WIND (20 FT)........NW 6   NW 6   W 7    W 8    W 9    W 9
20 FT WIND GUST.....12     13     15     18     20     18
MIX HGT (FT)........1100   1500   2300   3600   4300   4500
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NW 17  NW 20  NW 23  NW 23  NW 24  NW 23

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FORECASTER...GERAPETRITIS
REQUESTED BY...MIKE DAVIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100227.CHENO.03/GSP