FNUS72 KGSP 301255
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAWTOOTH  SOMO 17 RX2...NCDENR-DIV. OF PARKS AND REC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
855 AM EDT FRI APR 30 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EDT ON APRIL 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...GRADUALLY INCREASING MOISTURE...

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SLIDE EASTWARD AND
OFF THE EAST COAST TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN DEVELOP WEST OF THE
REGION OVER THE WEEKEND AND APPROACH THE MOUNTAINS BY SUNDAY. THIS
FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH HIGH
PRESSURE RETURNING BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 23 TO 30 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).............4      9      14     17     20
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................58     68     73     76     77
                    MIN HUMIDITY........61     45     38     35     34
WIND (20 FT)........SE 5   S 5    S 6    S 7    SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     15     15     20     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING FROM 2000 FT TO 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 23 TO 28 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............22     25     31     39     45     55
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................76     72     67     64     63     62
                    MIN HUMIDITY........35     41     51     60     65     69
WIND (20 FT)........SW 6   SW 4   SW 4   SW 3   SW 3   SW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     10     10     8      7      7

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS (20%) EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS (30%) IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 AGL...INCREASING TO 3700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 23 TO 29 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............67     77     75     70     58     68
WEATHER COV.........       S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP................62     63     70     75     78     78
                    MIN HUMIDITY........72     75     67     58     52     51
WIND (20 FT)........SW 5   S 4    SW 4   SW 5   SW 6   SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10     10     10     15     15

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FORECASTER...TOMKO
REQUESTED BY...DOUG SPROUSE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100430.SAWTO.01/GSP