FNUS72 KGSP 031143
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR COWARD BALD...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
743 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST TODAY.
AS THE HIGH SETTLES TO OUR NORTH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...LOW PRESSURE WILL
ORGANIZE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
WILL APPROACH THE CAROLINAS ON THURSDAY BRINGING WIDESPREAD
RAINFALL. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO PASS TO THE SOUTH AND THEN OFF THE
CAROLINA COAST BY FRIDAY EVENING. DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN SPREAD
BACK OVER THE REGION FOR THE WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT UPSLOPE THIS MORNING...BECMG W/NW 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 1000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO
                    AROUND 4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............65     50     45     53
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................40     45     50     52
RH..................70     29     26     25
20 FT WIND..........U/S 2  U/S 2  W  4   NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)........1000   2100   4100   4500
TRANSPORT WIND......W 5    W 9    W 8    W 5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF RAIN LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST
                    AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-3000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 700-900 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 14
                    TO 16 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............63     68     69     70     71     77
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................49     45     42     40     38     36
RH..................29     46     58     66     72     76
20 FT WIND..........N 5    NE 5   E 3    E 2    E 4    E 4
20 FT WIND GUST.....       10     10     10     10     15
MIX HGT (FT)........3000   2200   1300   900    900    700
TRANSPORT WIND......S 3    E 6    SE 8   SE 13  SE 16  SE 15

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FORECASTER...LANE
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN BROWNING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130403.COWAR.02/GSP