FNUS72 KGSP 131637
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR YELLOW MTN...NC FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1137 AM EST THU DEC 13 2012

...VERY DRY FRIDAY...

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON DECEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE AREA INTO SATURDAY. A FRONTAL
SYSTEM WILL THEN APPROACH THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS EARLY ON
SUNDAY. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE ALONG
THE FRONT AS IT CROSSES THE SOUTHEAST STATES ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD RETURN BY MID WEEK.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 52.
RH..................30 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS UPSLOPE AT 2 TO 3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...RISING TO 1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............2      2      1      0      2      5
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................26     28     39     48     53     54
RH..................71     67     44     30     24     27
20 FT WIND..........DSLP 1 DSLP 3 USLP 3 USLP 2 USLP 2 USLP 2
20 FT WIND GUST.....       5      5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)........300    600    1000   1500   1800   1800
TRANSPORT WIND......NW 3   NW 3   NW 5   NW 3   W 2    SW 2
LVORI...............3      3      2      2      2      2
ADI.................2      2      2      7      5      5

REMARKS: POOR DISPERSION UNDER UPPER RIDGE AND IN CENTER OF SURFACE HIGH.
LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WINDS IN MORNING...THE LIGHT UPSLOPE LATE MORNING ON.

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FORECASTER...TOMKO
REQUESTED BY...BRENT TRIPLETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121214.YELLO.01/GSP