FNUS72 KGSP 261704
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOMO 18 RX...NCDENR-DIV. OF PARKS AND REC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1204 PM EST SUN FEB 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1215 EST ON FEBRUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...DRY TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CAROLINAS WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST OVER THE
ATLANTIC ON MONDAY.  EXPECT A MOIST SOUTHERN STREAM DISTURBANCE TO
CROSS SOUTHERN GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST ON MONDAY.
AN ACTIVE COLD FRONT WILL ADVANCE TOWARD THE MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN TO THE REGION ON THURSDAY BEFORE ANOTHER
FRONTAL SYSTEM AFFECTS THE FORECAST AREA AT THE START OF NEXT
WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
                    SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........47 AT IGNITION...MAX 49.
RH..................32 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 13 MPH.

TIME (EST)          NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............38     33     26
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................45     48     49
RH..................32     28     27
20 FT WIND..........SE 5   SE 5   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)........2600   3200   3600
TRANSPORT WIND......S 10   S 13   S 13

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57.
RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 1 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............36     40     40     41     38     32
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................36     38     46     52     56     57
RH..................68     68     57     47     42     42
20 FT WIND..........NW 3   NW 2   SE 1   SE 2   SE 4   SE 4
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5             5      10     10
MIX HGT (FT)........300    400    800    1100   1500   2200
TRANSPORT WIND......W 3    W 2    NW 1   NW 3   W 6    SW 8

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FORECASTER...TOMKO
REQUESTED BY...ALLEN ROGERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120226.SOMO1.01/GSP