FNUS72 KGSP 091204
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 35 KV...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
804 AM EDT FRI SEP 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 9.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED OVER THE OHIO VALLEY TODAY WILL WEAKEN
TO A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WEEKEND...WHICH WILL
APPROACH THE REGION ON SUNDAY AND PASS THROUGH ON MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    THIS MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2200 FT AGL THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    5000-5500 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............35     45     50     45
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................73     80     83     84
RH..................63     49     42     40
20 FT WIND..........W 1    W 2    W 4    SW 4
20 FT WIND GUST.....       5      10     10
MIX HGT (FT)........1600   2800   4000   5000
TRANSPORT WIND......SW 3   SW 5   SW 7   W 7

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3500 FT AGL EARLY...DECREASING TO 300 FT
                    AGL THROUGH THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 2 TO 6 MPH.
INVERSION...........SETUP AROUND 730 PM....DISSIPATE AROUND 9 AM
                    NEXT MORNING.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............35     25     20     15     15     10
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................82     76     70     66     64     62
RH..................43     54     65     73     78     84
20 FT WIND..........SW 3   SW 2   SW 2   SW 2   SW 1   NW 1
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)........3500   300    300    300    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND......W 6    W 5    W 4    W 3    NW 3   N 2

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FORECASTER...GERAPETRITIS
REQUESTED BY...TODD BENNETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110909.COMPA.01/GSP