FNUS72 KGSP 252001
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR BOWERS...NC FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
401 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON OCTOBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY. THE
INTERACTION BETWEEN HURRICANE SANDY AND AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT MAY
PRODUCE SHOWERS ACROSS THE REGION EARLY SATURDAY MORNING INTO SUNDAY.
COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN SETTLE IN FOR THE EARLY PART OF NEXT
WEEK...WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR FREEZING EACH MORNING.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2600-4100 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............29     36     39     42     45     45
WEATHER COV.........PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE........FOG    FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................53     54     64     70     73     74
RH..................95     89     73     62     57     54
20 FT WIND..........N 2    N 2    NE 3   NE 4   NE 5   NE 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      5      10     10     15
MIX HGT (FT)........300    300    1800   3100   4100   3700
TRANSPORT WIND......N 5    N 5    NE 7   E 8    NE 9   E 12
LVORI...............8      6      3      2      1      1
ADI.................2      5      16     26     35     41

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FORECASTER...WIMBERLEY
REQUESTED BY...DEREK WARE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121026.BOWER.01/GSP