FNUS72 KGSP 091301
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 9...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
801 AM EST TUE MAR 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EASTWARD AND OFF THE EAST COAST
TODAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL
APPROACH FROM THE WEST AND MOVE OVER THE CAROLINAS ON FRIDAY. THIS
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LINGER OVER THE EASTERN STATES THROUGH MUCH
OF THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6200-7400 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 15
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............34     41     45     52
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................59     67     72     72
                    MIN HUMIDITY........50     36     30     30
WIND (20 FT)........NE 1   W 2    SW 5   SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....       5      10     15
MIX HGT (FT)........1500   6100   7400   7300
TRANSPORT WINDS.....W 5    SW 10  SW 15  SW 15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1500 FT
                    AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 21 MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............60     65     75     85     87     87
WEATHER COV.........       S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................66     60     57     54     51     49
                    MIN HUMIDITY........37     46     55     63     68     75
WIND (20 FT)........SW 5   SW 4   SW 5   SW 3   SW 2   W 4
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     5      10     5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)........3700   1500   700    600    400    300
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW 14  SW 14  SW 16  SW 20  SW 21  SW 17

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FORECASTER...MCAVOY
REQUESTED BY...TODD BENNETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100309.COMPA.01/GSP