FNUS72 KGSP 241848
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANDY FORD...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
248 PM EDT WED MAR 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY AND MILD HIGH PRESSURE WILL GIVE WAY TO AN APPROACHING STORM
SYSTEM THURSDAY...AND AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
AREA ON FRIDAY. COOLER HIGH PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP INTO THE AREA
SATURDAY BEFORE ANOTHER MOIST COLD FRONT AFFECTS THE REGION AGAIN ON
SUNDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-5100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4
                    MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............25     27     31     37     41     48
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................70     62     57     53     50     48
                    MIN HUMIDITY........29     41     52     60     65     72
WIND (20 FT)........S 5    S 3    S 2    S 2    SW 2   SW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     5      5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)........5100   2500   1000   300    300    300
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW 12  S 10   S 5    S 4    S 2    SW 2

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4400-5500 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 25
                    TO 30 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............58     66     70     76     80     86
WEATHER COV.........                            CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................46     47     54     59     62     63
                    MIN HUMIDITY........79     78     65     58     54     51
WIND (20 FT)........SW 2   SW 1   S 3    S 6    S 8    S 10
20 FT WIND GUST.....5             5      15     15     20
MIX HGT (FT)........300    300    1600   3300   5500   5400
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW 3   S 10   S 18   S 25   S 28   SW 30

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FORECASTER...GERAPETRITIS
REQUESTED BY...GREG BORGEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100325.SANDY.01/GSP