FNUS72 KGSP 181259
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR DUNCAN BURN...NCDFR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
859 AM EDT FRI MAR 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0850 EDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTH TODAY THROUGH
TONIGHT...CROSSING THE REGION ON SATURDAY. A COOL WEDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE WILL THEN DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH THE LATTER HALF
OF THE WEEKEND. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE EARLY PART OF
NEXT WEEK...WITH ANOTHER FRONT LIKELY REACHING THE AREA FROM THE
NORTH MID TO LATE WEEK.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4500-5000 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 26 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............0      5      6      6      14
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................40     60     70     77     79
RH..................100    52     38     32     30
20 FT WIND..........W 4    W 7    W 9    W 8    W 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     20     25     20     15
MIX HGT (FT)........300    1000   2400   4300   4800
TRANSPORT WIND......W 25   W 26   W 24   W 18   W 20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 20 MPH...DECREASING TO 6 TO 9 MPH IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............11     13     14     12     10     13
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................77     68     63     59     56     52
RH..................34     48     59     70     79     87
20 FT WIND..........W 5    W 2    W 2    W 2    W 2    NW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     5      5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)........3400   300    300    300    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND......W 20   W 12   W 7    W 6    W 6    W 6

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3100-5000 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............23     42     44     46     47     49
WEATHER COV.........              S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................50     52     61     67     72     73
RH..................93     87     68     54     44     40
20 FT WIND..........NW 2   N 2    N 5    N 5    NE 5   NE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)........300    300    2100   3400   4200   4700
TRANSPORT WIND......NW 6   N 5    N 8    N 8    N 9    N 10

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FORECASTER...KRENTZ
REQUESTED BY...PATRICK WHALEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110318.DUNCA.02/GSP