FNUS72 KGSP 271742
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG RIDGE DUCKS NEST...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
142 PM EDT TUE MAR 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 EDT ON MARCH 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL LINGER OVER THE AREA THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL THEN SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION EARLY
THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER RIDGE OF DRY HIGH PRESSURE MOVING BACK
IN BEHIND THE FRONT ON FRIDAY.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 17
                    MPH LATE.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............5      5      15     17     11     26
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................61     57     52     50     48     48
RH..................38     47     58     67     70     73
20 FT WIND..........S 3    S 2    SE 1   NE 0   N 0    NW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5
MIX HGT (FT)........2000   2100   1100   500    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND......S 7    S 8    S 9    SW 13  SW 15  SW 16
LVORI...............2      2      3      3      3      4
ADI.................17     4      4      6      7      7

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 13 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 26 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 28 MPH
                    LATE.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............51     76     62     56     56     61
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................48     48     55     63     68     70
RH..................78     84     76     62     52     47
20 FT WIND..........W 2    NW 2   W 3    W 5    W 9    W 10
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      5      10     20     20
MIX HGT (FT)........300    300    1100   2300   3900   4200
TRANSPORT WIND......W 18   W 21   W 22   W 24   W 26   W 28
LVORI...............4      4      3      1      1      1
ADI.................8      22     29     65     72     78

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FORECASTER...DIXON
REQUESTED BY...DAVE MARTIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120328.BIGRI.01/GSP