FNUS72 KGSP 092228
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR OLD FEILD GAP...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
528 PM EST TUE MAR 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1718 EST ON MARCH 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE PLAINS STATES WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST TOWARD
THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THE REST OF THE WEEK. MOISTURE AND
SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE PERIOD.

.REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 14 MPH.

TIME (EST)          5 PM
SKY (%).............84
WEATHER COV.........CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR
TEMP................65
                    MIN HUMIDITY........35
WIND (20 FT)........SW 4
20 FT WIND GUST.....10
MIX HGT (FT)........3400
TRANSPORT WINDS.....S 14

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY...MAINLY
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL
                    OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............84     85     91     96     97     98
WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................61     56     53     51     49     47
                    MIN HUMIDITY........43     56     62     71     78     87
WIND (20 FT)........SW 3   S 3    S 4    SW 4   S 5    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....7      8      8      8      8      8
MIX HGT (FT)........2500   1100   300    300    300    300
TRANSPORT WINDS.....S 13   S 12   S 12   S 12   S 11   S 11

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS WITH A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    POSSIBLE NEAR ANY AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2600-3600 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............98     98     96     94     94     92
WEATHER COV.........LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................49     50     54     57     59     60
                    MIN HUMIDITY........84     85     75     71     70     69
WIND (20 FT)........S 2    S 2    S 2    S 2    SW 2   SW 1
20 FT WIND GUST.....       5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)........500    800    1300   2800   3500   3300
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SE 10  SE 10  SE 12  SE 12  S 12   SE14

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FORECASTER...GERAPETRITIS
REQUESTED BY...FRED MASCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100309.OLDFE.01/GSP