FNUS72 KGSP 251948
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR BANA...NC FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
348 PM EDT FRI MAR 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1545 EDT ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...MOISTURE INCREASING...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER AREA THROUGH SATURDAY...BEFORE A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND MOVES EAST
INTO THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY. ANOTHER WEDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
RETURNS FROM THE NORTH TUESDAY AND WILL REMAIN INTO WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................36 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).............27     40
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE
TEMP................59     60
RH..................36     36
20 FT WIND..........SW 5   SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10
MIX HGT (FT)........4600   4700
TRANSPORT WIND......SW 10  SW 12

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41.
RH..................MAX 88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO 10
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............46     59     64     68     73     76
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................55     54     49     46     45     44
RH..................45     46     59     71     78     80
20 FT WIND..........SW 5   SW 4   SW 3   W 2    N 2    NE 4
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10     5      5      5      10
MIX HGT (FT)........4200   3100   1400   600    800    800
TRANSPORT WIND......SW 13  SW 13  SW 8   W 6    N 7    NE 9

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FORECASTER...TOMKO
REQUESTED BY...PATRICK WHALEN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110325.BANA_.01/GSP