FNUS72 KGSP 241848
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR OLD ROUGHY...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
248 PM EDT THU MAR 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...DRY FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE EASTERN SEABOARD THROUGH
FRIDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
AND MOVE EAST INTO THE REGION SUNDAY...BEFORE HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS
ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY AND REMAINS THROUGH TUESDAY.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
RH..................62 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 1 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 3000-3800 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 1 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).............22  20  18  21  23  26  28  31  34  41  49  57
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........
TEMP................33  33  35  41  47  51  55  59  61  62  63  63
RH..................89  89  88  79  62  49  42  38  34  33  32  32
20 FT WIND DIR......N   N   W   W   W   W   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD......1   1   1   1   1   2   2   4   5   5   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.....                    5   5   10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT).......0.9 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.6 1.8 2.4 3.0 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.E   NE  N   NE  SE  SE  S   SW  SW  W   W   W
TRANSP WIND SPD.....1   2   3   5   5   6   7   7   8   9   10  10

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FORECASTER...TOMKO
REQUESTED BY...TIM SOLESBEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110325.OLDRO.01/GSP