FNUS72 KGSP 081327
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHEOAH HELISPOT...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
927 AM EDT MON APR 8 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OFF THE EAST COAST WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE
THE WEATHER PATTERN ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH MIDWEEK...RESULTING
IN A WARMING TREND. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE ON THURSDAY AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT THAT IS FORECAST TO CROSS THE REGION FRIDAY.
THE FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST BY SATURDAY WITH HIGH
PRESSURE RETURNING TO THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5300-7200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 24 TO 30 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).............58  57  57  56  59  61  64
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........
TEMP................65  68  70  72  74  75  75
RH..................57  51  47  44  41  39  38
20 FT WIND DIR......S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD......6   7   8   8   8   8   8
20 FT WIND GUST.....10  15  20  20  20  20  20
MIX HGT (KFT).......4.0 6.8 7.0 5.3 7.2 7.2 5.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW  SW  S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.....30  29  28  26  26  28  28
LVORI...............1   1   1   1   1   1   1
ADI.................81  100 97  85  95  96  90

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500-6600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 26 MPH...DECREASING TO 8 TO 16 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............63     62     56     57     65     73
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................74     70     62     57     54     53
RH..................40     48     67     84     89     91
20 FT WIND..........SW 7   S 5    S 4    S 3    S 3    S 3
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     10     10     5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)........6600   5500   2000   300    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND......S 26   S 23   S 21   S 16   S 9    S 8
LVORI...............1      1      3      4      6      7
ADI.................92     31     14     11     6      5

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FORECASTER...GABRIC
REQUESTED BY...DREW FORD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130408.CHEOA.01/GSP