FNUS72 KGSP 091232
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR LONG NOSE...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
732 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 MOVE OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST THIS AFTERNOON.
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE HIGH. THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE A LITTLE HIGHER THAN YESTERDAY...WITH MUCH
HIGHER HUMIDITY READINGS...ALONG WITH A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN...ON
WEDNESDAY AS THE SOUTHERLY WINDS FINALLY BRING MORE MOISTURE INTO
THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS (55-65 PERCENT). A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF A LIGHT SHOWER IN THE EARLY EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5500-6600 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO 13 TO 16
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............50     62     68     78
WEATHER COV.........                     S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR
TEMP................56     62     65     65
                    MIN HUMIDITY........48     36     31     31
WIND (20 FT)........SE 1   S 4    S 7    SW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.....       10     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)........1500   5700   6600   6100
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW 6   SW 14  SW 16  SW 13

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FORECASTER...MCAVOY
REQUESTED BY...GREG BORGEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100309.LONGN.01/GSP