FNUS72 KGSP 172133
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR JUDES GAP...NC DFR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
433 PM EST THU FEB 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1616 EST ON FEBRUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE FARTHER OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN CROSS THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST
FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BRIEFLY BUILDING IN FROM THE NORTH
ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHWARD
ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY. ANOTHER FRONT IS EXPECTED TO FIZZLE OUT AS
IT CROSSES THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 17 MPH...DECREASING TO 6 TO 7 MPH
                    LATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 17 MPH...DECREASING TO 6 TO 7 MPH
                    LATE.

TIME (EST)          6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
SKY (%).............30        33        36        40
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP................52        48        46        44
RH..................70        80        82        83
20 FT WIND..........SW 8G20   SW 7G15   SW 7G15   W 6G15
MIX HGT (FT)........1700      500       300       300
TRANSPORT WIND......SW 17     SW 13     SW 10     W 8
TRANSPORT WIND......SW 17     SW 13     SW 10     W 8

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4100-5700 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO 18 TO 24 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO 18 TO 24 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)          6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
SKY (%).............45        53        62        66
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP................43        54        64        67
RH..................83        61        45        41
20 FT WIND..........NW 8G20   NW 8G20   W 7G20    W 6G20
MIX HGT (FT)........200       1100      3400      5200
TRANSPORT WIND......W 5       W 18      W 23      W 22
TRANSPORT WIND......W 5       W 18      W 23      W 22

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                    25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 400-600 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 17 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
SKY (%).............68        62        51        41
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP................59        55        50        46
RH..................56        66        81        83
20 FT WIND..........NW 9G25   NW 10G20  NW 9G20   NW 8G20
MIX HGT (FT)........2600      900       600       500
TRANSPORT WIND......W 16      NW 16     NW 16     NW 15
TRANSPORT WIND......W 16      NW 16     NW 16     NW 15

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FORECASTER...KIMBALL
REQUESTED BY...DAVID GREATHOUSE FBAN T
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110217.JUDES.01/GSP