FNUS72 KGSP 121326
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAGAZINE FIRE...NCDFR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
926 AM EDT MON APR 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0852 EDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH FROM VIRGINIA AND ACROSS
NORTH CAROLINA TODAY. VERY DRY AIR WILL REMAIN OVER THE MOUNTAINS.
BASED ON LOCAL BALLOON RELEASES...HUMIDITY VALUES ABOVE 2500 FEET
MAY FALL WELL INTO THE TEENS AGAIN TODAY...THOUGH THAT IS HARD TO
REFLECT IN OUR FIRE WEATHER GRIDS DUE TO THE SMALL AREA AFFECTED.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN REBUILD OVER THE AREA THRU MID WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH
                    LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 9 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............5      8      12     15     14
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................47     58     67     73     74
                    MIN HUMIDITY........64     35     27     22     22
WIND (20 FT)........SE 2   E 2    NE 3   N 2    N 3
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      5      5      5
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NE 7   NE 8   E 9    E 9    E 8

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............13     12     13     15     16     17
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................73     65     58     54     50     47
                    MIN HUMIDITY........23     31     54     72     78     84
WIND (20 FT)........N 2    N 2    E 2    SE 2   SE 2   SE 2
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      5      5      5      5
TRANSPORT WINDS.....E 6    NE 5   E 6    SE 6   S 7    S 7

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FORECASTER...MCAVOY
REQUESTED BY...KERRY LATHROP
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100412.MAGAZ.01/GSP