FNUS72 KGSP 281637
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR HICKORY BRANCH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1137 AM EST TUE FEB 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1140 EST ON FEBRUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION TODAY AND MOVE
EAST BEFORE A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS
FRONT WILL PRODUCE NUMEROUS SHOWERS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS ON WEDNESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY EVENING. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE
CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA BY THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2300-3700 FT
                    AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH...INCREASING TO 5 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (EST)          11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).............32     41     68     83
WEATHER COV.........              S CHC  CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................48     55     57     56
RH..................73     70     65     68
20 FT WIND..........S 4    S 5    S 5    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)........2800   3700   3600   3000
TRANSPORT WIND......S 13   S 13   S 10   S 12

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............85     86     85     89     90     88
WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................54     51     49     48     47     46
RH..................72     77     79     85     90     95
20 FT WIND..........S 5    SE 5   SE 5   S 6    S 6    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10     15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)........2500   1600   1200   1100   900    700
TRANSPORT WIND......S 13   SE 14  SE 13  S 14   S 13   S 12

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FORECASTER...MOORE
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN BROWNING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120228.HICKO.01/GSP