FNUS72 KGSP 082149
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR HELISPOT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
449 PM EST MON MAR 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON MARCH 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY DRIFT EASTWARD OFF THE EAST COAST THROUGH
TUESDAY. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL STEADILY INCREASE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST
MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA ON TUESDAY...WITH SLIGHTLY BETTER MOISTURE
ARRIVING LATE IN THE DAY. CONDITIONS WILL MOISTEN WITH CONTINUED
SOUTHERLY FLOW WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4600-5200 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)          8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).............60     70     79     82     86     90
WEATHER COV.........                     CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................40     51     58     61     61     59
                    MIN HUMIDITY........100    67     50     44     44     52
WIND (20 FT)........SE 1   NE 1   W 4    SW 6   SW 6   SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....              10     15     14     12
MIX HGT (FT)........600    1400   3500   4800   5000   4400
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SE 6   S 9    S 15   S 18   S 18   S 15

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FORECASTER...GERAPETRITIS
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT HAAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100309.HELIS.01/GSP