FNUS72 KGSP 171923
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR OLD ROUGHY...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
323 PM EDT THU MAR 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS BEFORE A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH SATURDAY
EVENING. SKY SHOULD REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR THROUGH SATURDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-4200 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1700 FT
                    AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH...INCREASING TO 23 TO 30
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
SKY (%).............2         3         0         0
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
TEMP................70        58        47        44
RH..................31        55        81        86
20 FT WIND..........SW 5G15   S 2G5     S 1       S 1
MIX HGT (FT)........4200      1700      300       300
TRANSPORT WIND......SW 12     SW 16     SW 20     SW 25

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 6 TO 8 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 22 TO 31 MPH...DECREASING TO 14 TO 18 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (EDT)          6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).............2   5   7   14  21  28  27  26  25  26  28  29
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........
TEMP................43  43  44  47  52  58  64  69  73  75  76  76
RH..................89  92  91  86  74  63  52  45  41  39  38  38
20 FT WIND DIR......S   SW  SW  SW  W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD......2   2   4   5   5   5   6   6   6   6   6   6
20 FT WIND GUST.....5   5   10  10  15  15  15  15  15  15  20  20
MIX HGT (KFT).......0.3 0.3 0.3 1.0 1.8 2.6 2.9 3.2 3.5 3.9 4.3 4.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W   W
TRANSP WIND SPD.....31  31  29  26  22  18  17  15  15  14  14  14

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FORECASTER...MOORE
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT HAAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110318.OLDRO.01/GSP