FNUS72 KGSP 080244
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR JONAS RIDGE...NCDFR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1044 PM EDT WED APR 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2232 EDT ON APRIL 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST ON
THURSDAY. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP...ALONG
WITH GUSTY WINDS. THE FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT.
DRYING HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN DEVELOP FROM THE WEST THROUGH FRIDAY.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............35     41     46     55
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................63     59     56     54
                    MIN HUMIDITY........49     57     67     75
WIND (20 FT)........SW 5   SW 6   SW 7   SW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     15     15     20
MIX HGT (FT)........1700   1200   600    400
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW 12  SW 13  SW 14  SW 13

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400-3300 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 22 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............66     74     82     92     100    98
WEATHER COV.........       S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP................52     53     56     58     59     59
                    MIN HUMIDITY........80     79     73     65     56     56
WIND (20 FT)........SW 8   SW 8   SW 9   SW 9   S 9    SW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.....20     20     20     20     20     20
MIX HGT (FT)........400    500    1500   2400   3300   3300
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW 14  SW 14  SW 17  SW 20  SW 22  W 22

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FORECASTER...GERAPETRITIS
REQUESTED BY...TOMMY SPORTS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100407.JONAS.01/GSP