FNUS72 KGSP 061301
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 17...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
801 AM EST SAT MAR 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A VERY DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO SETTLE ACROSS THE REGION
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS RESULTS IN GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS WITH VERY
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3800-5500 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (EST)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............1      1      1      3
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................45     54     58     58
                    MIN HUMIDITY........36     25     19     18
WIND (20 FT)........N 4    N 4    NW 4   NW 4
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10     10     5
MIX HGT (FT)........2900   4300   5200   5500
TRANSPORT WINDS.....N 8    N 9    N 9    NW 9

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............1      1      1      0      0      0
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................50     43     38     35     32     29
                    MIN HUMIDITY........29     42     52     59     63     72
WIND (20 FT)........W 2    W 2    NW 2   N 3    N 3    NW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)........2000   300    300    300    300    300
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NW 8   NW 7   N 7    N 6    N 6    N 5

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3300-4800 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............0      8      9      10     11     12
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................28     36     49     58     62     62
                    MIN HUMIDITY........78     58     38     25     21     21
WIND (20 FT)........NW 1   N 2    N 2    W 2    W 3    W 4
20 FT WIND GUST.....       5      5      5      5      10
MIX HGT (FT)........300    800    1900   3700   4600   4800
TRANSPORT WINDS.....N 5    N 5    NW 6   W 8    W 9    W 10

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FORECASTER...HINSON
REQUESTED BY...TODD BENNETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100306.COMPA.01/GSP