FNUS72 KGSP 181227
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 54...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
827 AM EDT THU MAR 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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 (75-85 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5600-7300 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 13 TO 16
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).............78     81     86
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................62     65     65
                    MIN HUMIDITY........39     32     31
WIND (20 FT)........N 5    N 5    N 4
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)........5600   7100   7300
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NE 15  NE 15  N 16

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING WEST 3 TO 7 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............82     68     52     42     32     20
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................64     58     53     49     47     45
                    MIN HUMIDITY........33     44     56     66     72     76
WIND (20 FT)........N 2    S 2    SW 2   SW 2   W 2    NW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)........5300   1400   600    300    300    300
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NE 13  E 3    S 5    S 7    SW 7   W 5

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FORECASTER...KIMBALL
REQUESTED BY...TODD BENNETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100318.COMPA.01/GSP