FNUS72 KGSP 161312
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR PILES   HEADQUATERS...KINGS MOUNTAIN NMP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
812 AM EST THU FEB 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0815 EST ON FEBRUARY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TODAY RESULTING IN
UNSETTLED WEATHER WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
RETURN TO THE REGION ON FRIDAY AND LINGER THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF
THE WEEKEND. LOW PRESSURE WILL THEN MOVE NORTHEAST FROM THE GULF TO
ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST ON SUNDAY FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF UNSETTLED
WEATHER AND COOLER TEMPERATURES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS LATE. PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING WEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 23
                    TO 32 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
                    AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO 15 TO 21 MPH
                    LATE.

TIME (EST)          8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............100    100    100    100    99
WEATHER COV.........CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE LIKELY CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................48     50     54     57     58
RH..................77     80     74     70     68
20 FT WIND..........SE 2   SE 3   SW 4   W 4    W 4
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      5      10     10
MIX HGT (FT)........400    300    1200   1800   1800
TRANSPORT WIND......S 14   S 30   SW 31  W 28   W 21
LVORI...............4      3      3      3      3
ADI.................15     33     45     50     38

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FORECASTER...KIMBALL
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS REVELS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120216.PILES.01/GSP