FNUS72 KGSP 112247
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAMPGROUND FIRE...NCDFR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
647 PM EDT THU APR 11 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1811 EDT ON APRIL 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST
GEORGIA TONIGHT. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD AND ALONG
THE FRONT. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE. SOME INITIAL
STORMS MAY REACH THE FIRE SITE BETWEEN 8 PM AND 9 PM. MORE THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE FIRE SITE BETWEEN 11 PM AND 5 AM.
THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTAIN DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
MPH...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND FREQUENT CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED FOR CALDWELL
COUNTY LATER THIS EVENING.

DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD IN FROM THE WEST
AND PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE GULF COAST SUNDAY AND BRING MOISTURE BACK ACROSS
THE REGION THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...SOME POSSIBLY SEVERE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............76     100    100    100    100    100
WEATHER COV.........SCTTRD SCTTRD WIDSPD DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................72     69     65     63     64     63
RH..................53     65     74     78     78     78
20 FT WIND..........S 10   S 7    S 8    S 9    S 9    S 10
20 FT WIND GUST.....25     15     15     20     20     15

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING. ISOLATED SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............97     90     77     52     15     13
WEATHER COV.........NUMRUS SCTTRD SCTTRD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE
TEMP................63     62     63     67     71     73
RH..................78     77     72     60     46     36
20 FT WIND..........SW 8   W 6    W 8    W 9    W 7    W 8
20 FT WIND GUST.....20     15     15     20     15     15

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............10     8      14     21     27     28
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................72     62     55     51     47     44
RH..................34     45     54     60     66     73
20 FT WIND..........W 8    W 7    W 7    NW 8   NW 7   NW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     15     15     20     15     15

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FORECASTER...MOORE
REQUESTED BY...BRENT TRIPLETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130411.CAMPG.01/GSP