FNUS72 KGSP 212048
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR TALLULAH GORGE...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
448 PM EDT MON MAR 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY. LOW LEVEL
JET WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT. TRANSPORT WIND...AND POSSIBLY 20 FT WIND...
COULD BE STRONGER ON RIDGES THAT REMAIN ABOVE THE NOCTURNAL INVERSION.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5300-6100 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING 23 TO 26 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).............12     16     17     21     27     28     28
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................51     53     65     73     79     80     79
RH..................86     81     52     38     31     30     33
20 FT WIND..........NW 3   W 3    W 4    W 5    W 5    W 6    W 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      20     20     20     25     15
MIX HGT (FT)........300    300    3100   4700   5300   5800   5700
TRANSPORT WIND......W 10   W 10   NW 26  NW 25  W 23   W 24   W 25

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FORECASTER...HINSON
REQUESTED BY...DWIGHT SNOW
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110322.TALLU.01/GSP