FNUS72 KGSP 241120
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR GARLAND...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
720 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 (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH
                    5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....VARIABLE...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 12 TO 14
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............17     24     29     22
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................53     63     69     70
                    MIN HUMIDITY........53     37     29     25
WIND (20 FT)........NE 2   E 2    S 4    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      10     10
MIX HGT (FT)........1800   3300   4800   5100
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NW 5   SE 7   S 11   SW 13

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH...DECREASING TO LESS THAN 5 MPH
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............14     7      11     15     19     31
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................69     62     57     54     51     49
                    MIN HUMIDITY........29     43     54     61     68     74
WIND (20 FT)........S 4    S 2    SE 2   SE 2   SE 2   S 1
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     5      5
MIX HGT (FT)........4800   600    500    500    400    400
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW 9   S 5    S 2    S 1    SW 1   SW 1

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FORECASTER...GERAPETRITIS
REQUESTED BY...GREG BORGEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100324.GARLA.01/GSP