FNUS72 KGSP 241237
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 44...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
837 AM EDT WED MAR 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY AND MILD HIGH PRESSURE TODAY WILL GIVE WAY TO AN APPROACHING
STORM SYSTEM ON THURSDAY IN WHICH IT/S ATTENDANT COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE ACROSS ON FRIDAY. COOLER HIGH PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP INTO THE
AREA SATURDAY BEFORE MOISTURE RETURNS AGAIN ON SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5000-5500 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST THIS MORNING...
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 12 THIS AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............10     15     19     25
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................53     66     73     75
                    MIN HUMIDITY........59     37     27     24
WIND (20 FT)........NE 2   SE 3   S 5    SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....       5      5      10
MIX HGT (FT)........1500   2700   3900   5100
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NE 3   SE 7   S 8    SW 11

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL
                    WITH INVERSION AROUND 8 PM.
                    INVERSION BREAKS 9 TO 10 AM THURSDAY.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 1 TO 5 MPH IN INVERSION LAYER.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............17     17     17     18     18     27
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................73     65     59     56     52     50
                    MIN HUMIDITY........27     41     53     61     68     75
WIND (20 FT)........S 4    S 2    S 2    S 2    S 2    S 2
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)........3900   300    300    300    300    300
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW 8   S 4    S 2    S 2    S 2    S 2

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FORECASTER...GERAPETRITIS
REQUESTED BY...TODD BENNETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100324.COMPA.01/GSP