FNUS72 KGSP 031243
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCDOWELL GRASSLAND...MECKLENBURG COUNTY P&R
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
743 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 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2300-3500 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 23 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     53     57     55
RH..................36     27     25     27
20 FT WIND..........E 9    E 7    E 7    E 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)........2300   3200   3400   3100
TRANSPORT WIND......E 18   E 16   E 15   E 16

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 600-800 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 14 TO 21 MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............32     37     26     46     60     66
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................52     46     42     39     37     36
RH..................28     37     45     52     58     63
20 FT WIND..........E 6    E 5    E 5    E 5    E 5    E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)........2600   1600   600    600    600    700
TRANSPORT WIND......E 18   E 21   SE 20  SE 18  SE 17  SE 15

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