FNUS72 KRAH 301331
FWSRAH

SPOT FORECAST FOR GUM SWAMP...NCWRC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RALEIGH NC
831 AM EST MON JAN 30 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0835 EST ON JANUARY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER GEORGIA AT THIS TIME WILL BE CENTERED OVER
COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA BY MID AFTERNOON. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND WITH
A TENDENCY TO BE FROM NORTH OR NORTHWEST... BECOMING LIGHT SOUTHWEST
3 TO 4 PM. MORNING INVERSION NEAR 400 FEET SHOULD BREAK AROUND 1030
AM. TRANSPORT WINDS VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH EARLY. MAXIMUM MIXING
HEIGHT ABOUT 3500 FEET AT MID AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS WEST AT 5 MPH
NEAR NOON SHIFTING TO SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.

NOTE: TIME IN SPOT REQUEST IS EXPECTED IGNITION TIME.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........38 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......WINDS NORTH AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5
                    TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 300-2000 FT
                    AGL...INCREASING TO 2500-3700 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL LATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 10 MPH.
LVORI...............3.

TIME (EST)      9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........0      0      0      0      0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............38     48     55     58     56
RH..............52     36     26     25     29
20 FT WIND......N 2    N 2    SW 3   SW 5   SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      5
LVORI...........3      2      2      2      2

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH.
LVORI...............3.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........0      0      0      0      0      0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............52     47     44     42     39     38
RH..............35     45     51     53     62     64
20 FT WIND......S 4    S 3    S 3    S 3    SW 3   SW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5      5      5      5
LVORI...........2      2      2      2      3      3

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FORECASTER...HUMBLE
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS JORDAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120130.GUMSW.01/RAH