FNUS72 KGSP 181302
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRIDGES...NCDFR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
902 AM EDT THU MAR 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST OVER THE NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS
TODAY...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST. DRY
HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN DOMINATE THE AREA FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. A
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SATURDAY NIGHT
AND CROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA LATE SUNDAY.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN ON MONDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE MIDDLE
OF NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 8100-8400 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 16
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).............68  68  67  68  69  71
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........
20 FT WIND DIR......NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  NE
20 FT WIND SPD......6   6   6   6   6   5
20 FT WIND GUST.....10  10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT).......6.1 7.1 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE  NE  NE  NE  NE  N
TRANSP WIND SPD.....15  16  16  16  15  15

.TONIGHT...

MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
MIX HGT (FT)........6000   1200   600    300    300    300
TRANSPORT WINDS.....N 13   N 9    NW 9   NW 8   N 6    NW 6

$$
FORECASTER...KIMBALL
REQUESTED BY...MATT BARKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100318.BRIDG.02/GSP