FNUS72 KGSP 201714
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHEOAH HELISPOT...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
114 PM EDT SAT MAR 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1700 EDT ON MARCH 20.

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WARM HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST TOWARDS THE CAROLINA COAST
TODAY ALLOWING A COLD FRONT TO MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND
NORTHEAST GEORGIA FROM THE WEST... SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.  THE
HIGH PRESSURE WILL  AGAIN BE THE MAIN INFLUENCE ON TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY.  A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN FROM THE NORTH
ON THURSDAY, WITH ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MOVING IN ON FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 8700-9000 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 13 TO 14
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............8      9      17     24     27     41
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................37     37     48     59     66     68
                    MIN HUMIDITY........89     85     61     42     33     28
WIND (20 FT)........SE 2   SE 2   S 2    SW 4   SW 6   SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      5      10     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)........300    300    3700   6500   8700   8900
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SE 3   SE 3   S 8    SW 13  SW 14  SW 14

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FORECASTER...KIMBALL
REQUESTED BY...RANDALL SELLERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100320.CHEOA.01/GSP