FNUS72 KGSP 131942
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR DICKENSON BRANCH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
342 PM EDT WED APR 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1555 EDT ON APRIL 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT EAST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
THURSDAY...BEFORE A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST FRIDAY AND
REACHES THE CAROLINA COAST BY SATURDAY NIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4700-6000 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).............8   11  13  10  8   5   5   6   6   10  13  17
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........
TEMP................41  41  42  46  54  61  65  67  68  70  70  71
RH..................84  86  83  71  54  43  38  35  33  32  32  32
20 FT WIND DIR......N   NW  NW  N   E   SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD......2   1   1   2   2   4   4   5   5   5   5   5
20 FT WIND GUST.....5           5   5   10  10  10  10  10  10  10
MIX HGT (KFT).......0.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.1 1.6 2.6 3.7 4.7 5.1 5.6 6.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.....7   8   10  12  13  13  13  12  10  9   9   9

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FORECASTER...HORNE
REQUESTED BY...DWIGHT SNOW
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110413.DICKE.01/GSP