FNUS72 KGSP 072205
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR DOBSON S KNOB...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
605 PM EDT THU APR 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-5700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 0 TO 5 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............28     43     36     31     28     18
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................72     64     59     55     52     49
RH..................31     44     55     64     75     83
20 FT WIND..........S 4    S 2    S 2    SE 1   N 1    N 1
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5
MIX HGT (FT)........5700   3800   1400   300    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND......S 5    S 2    SW 0   SW 0   SW 0   SW 0

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH...BECOMING WEST 1 TO 9 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 12 TO
                    18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............24     49     56     61     62     59
WEATHER COV.........                     S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP................48     51     62     71     76     78
RH..................91     84     61     49     42     40
20 FT WIND..........N 1    N 2    SE 3   S 5    SW 6   W 7
20 FT WIND GUST.....              5      10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)........300    300    1900   3600   5300   6900
TRANSPORT WIND......W 0    W 1    W 6    W 12   W 16   W 18

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FORECASTER...BRUCE
REQUESTED BY...FORREST SUTTON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110408.DOBSO.01/GSP