FNUS72 KGSP 031346
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR HACKING TOWER...MECKLENBURG COUNTY P&R
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
846 AM EST THU MAR 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON MARCH 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA FROM THE NORTH TODAY AND
SLOWLY WEAKEN BEFORE MOVING OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST SATURDAY. A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM AND AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL THEN CROSS THE
CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN FOR THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3000-3800 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 14 TO 22 MPH.

TIME (EST)          11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).............5      3      9      22
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................49     54     57     55
RH..................34     26     25     25
20 FT WIND..........E 9    E 7    E 7    E 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)........2500   3200   3600   3100
TRANSPORT WIND......E 18   E 15   E 14   E 16

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 700-900 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 14 TO 20 MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............31     35     25     46     57     59
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................52     46     42     39     37     35
RH..................27     35     42     50     57     63
20 FT WIND..........E 5    E 5    E 5    E 5    E 5    E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)........2700   1800   700    700    700    800
TRANSPORT WIND......E 17   SE 20  SE 18  SE 17  SE 15  SE 14

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FORECASTER...HORNE
REQUESTED BY...CHRISTA ROGERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110303.HACKI.01/GSP