FNUS72 KGSP 162201
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR SADDLEBACK...NPS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
501 PM EST WED FEB 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON FEBRUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST THROUGH FRIDAY. A
COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST FRIDAY
NIGHT...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BRIEFLY BUILDING IN FROM THE NORTH ON
SATURDAY. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2100-2900 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 22 MPH.

TIME (EST)          6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).............71  73  71  68  66  64  62  60  58  55  53  51
WEATHER COV.........PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY
WEATHER TYPE........FOG FOG FOG FOG FOG
TEMP................42  43  45  48  51  55  59  61  63  63  63  63
RH..................90  91  91  87  81  72  65  61  58  57  57  59
20 FT WIND DIR......S   S   S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD......1   1   2   2   2   3   4   4   5   5   5   4
20 FT WIND GUST.....        5   5   5   5   10  10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT).......0.3 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 1.4 2.1 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.....21  21  21  21  21  21  22  22  20  18  16  15

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FORECASTER...KIMBALL
REQUESTED BY...MARK MENDONCA
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110217.SADDL.01/GSP