FNUS72 KGSP 201944
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR PEAR ORCHARD...USDA FS GA-CHF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
244 PM EST WED FEB 20 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN ELONGATED AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL RIDGE DOWN FROM CENTRAL
CANADA INTO THURSDAY. MOISTURE AHEAD OF A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL
OVERSPREAD THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL
THEN MOVE ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH BY
                    LATE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............33     32     30     23     32     58
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................33     35     43     51     55     56
RH..................53     49     37     28     26     27
20 FT WIND..........NE 3   NE 3   E 3    SE 4   SE 4   SE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      5      10     10     5
MIX HGT (FT)........400    800    1500   1900   2200   2300
TRANSPORT WIND......NE 6   E 6    E 5    SE 5   SE 5   SE 6
LVORI...............2      2      2      2      2      2
ADI.................4      4      9      11     12     12

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FORECASTER...MCAVOY
REQUESTED BY...DAVE MARTIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130221.PEARO.01/GSP