FNUS72 KGSP 051950
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR DOBSON S KNOB...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
250 PM EST THU JAN 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EST ON JANUARY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SLIGHT WARM UP IS IN STORE AS HIGH PRESSURE LINGERS OVER THE
REGION THROUGH FRIDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL WORK ITS WAY ALONG A COLD
FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE CAROLINAS THIS WEEKEND BRINGING A
CHANCE OF RAIN TO THE AREA. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED
TO REACH OUR REGION IN MID WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 32 TO 41 MPH...DECREASING TO 10 TO 12
                    MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............0      3      11     11     11     10
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................32     34     40     46     49     51
RH..................72     61     45     35     30     29
20 FT WIND..........NW 10  NW 8   NW 7   NW 7   NW 6   NW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....20     20     20     20     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)........2300   1300   1900   2100   2200   2200
TRANSPORT WIND......NW 41  NW 38  NW 32  NW 28  NW 12  NW 10
LVORI...............1      1      1      1      2      2
ADI.................86     58     61     54     30     27

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............10     11     13     16     16     15
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................47     39     35     32     31     30
RH..................37     55     59     63     66     67
20 FT WIND..........NW 5   NW 5   NW 5   NW 5   NW 5   NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     15     15     10     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)........1300   700    300    300    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND......NW 9   NW 9   NW 8   NW 7   NW 7   NW 7
LVORI...............2      3      3      3      3      3
ADI.................6      6      5      3      5      5

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............13     5      5      5      7      10
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................29     32     43     55     60     60
RH..................72     65     44     29     25     26
20 FT WIND..........NW 6   NW 6   W 5    W 6    W 6    W 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     15     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)........300    300    300    1200   1900   2100
TRANSPORT WIND......NW 8   NW 8   W 9    W 9    W 9    W 8
LVORI...............3      3      2      2      2      2
ADI.................6      6      7      15     22     21

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FORECASTER...BRUCE
REQUESTED BY...GREG PHILIPP
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120106.DOBSO.01/GSP