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FNUS72 KGSP 162305
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAPLE SPRINGS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
605 PM EST WED NOV 16 2016

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0600 EST ON NOVEMBER 17. 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WARM AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXPAND OVER THE REGION THROUGH
FRIDAY. TRANSPORT WIND ON THURSDAY WILL BEGIN THE DAY FROM THE NW 
IN THE MORNING AND GRADUALLY BACK TO W IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SW
IN THE EARLY EVENING. THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY NIGHT 
WITH TRANSPORT WIND BECOMING S AS WE BEGIN TO FEEL THE AFFECTS
OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF THE 
CAROLINAS ON SATURDAY MORNING. PRESENT INDICATION ON THE TIMING HAS
THE FRONTAL PASSAGE IN THE 7 AM TO 10 AM TIME FRAME. ONLY SCATTERED
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED WITH AMOUNTS LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH.
AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE, TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO APPROXIMATELY TEN
TO FIFTEEN DEGREES BELOW NORMAL ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY IN THE WAKE OF
THE FRONT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA JUST BEFORE
THANKSGIVING DAY.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE 
                    MORNING. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE MORNING...THEN 
                    PATCHY SMOKE IN THE AFTERNOON. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-74. 
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2000-3100 FT 
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 1 TO 6 MPH. 
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO FAIR (0-21500 KNOT-FT). 
LVORI...............5. 
ADI.................4...INCREASING TO 16 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN 
                    INCREASING TO 26 EARLY IN THE 
                    AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 15 LATE. 
STABILITY CLASS.....2. 
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES. 
CEILING (FT)........18000...INCREASING TO 24000 IN THE LATE MORNING 
                    AND AFTERNOON. 
VISIBILITY (SM).....1.50...INCREASING TO 5. 
SFC PRESSURE (IN)...27.32. 

TIME (EST)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 
SKY (%).........0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   
WEATHER COV.....ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS ARS PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY 
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK 
TSTM COV........                                                
TEMP............40  41  47  55  60  65  68  70  70  70  67  61  
DEWPOINT........36  35  37  40  42  41  40  39  38  37  36  39  
RH..............83  81  68  56  51  41  36  33  31  30  33  43  
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   SE  SE  SW  SW  SW  W   
20 FT WIND SPD..1   1   1   2   2   2   2   2   2   3   3   2   
20 FT WIND GUST.            5                   5   5   5   5   
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.1 1.8 2.4 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.0 
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W   W   
TRANSP WIND SPD.1   1   2   5   6   6   6   6   5   5   3   3   
LVORI...........7   6   3   3   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   
ADI.............1   1   2   7   12  20  24  29  23  23  17  12  
VRATE KT-FT/10000   0   1   5   8   14  17  22  17  17  13  9   
CEILING (HFT)...190 180 190 210 240 240 250 250 266 266 266 266 
VISIBILITY (SM).3   1.5 1.5 2.0 3   4   5   6                   
SFC PRES (IN)...732 733 735 736 738 738 737 737 736 735 734 735 

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). PATCHY SMOKE. 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-45. 
MAX HUMIDITY........62-95 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN 
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 8 MPH. 
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (500 KNOT-FT). 
LVORI...............6. 
ADI.................4. 
STABILITY CLASS.....7. 
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES. 
CEILING (FT)........26600. 
VISIBILITY (SM).....MISSING. 
SFC PRESSURE (IN)...27.36. 

TIME (EST)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 
SKY (%).........0   0   4   3   3   3   3   3   3   2   2   2   
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY PTY 
WEATHER TYPE....SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK SMK 
TSTM COV........                                                
TEMP............58  55  52  50  48  47  46  45  44  43  42  41  
DEWPOINT........41  43  42  41  40  39  38  38  38  38  37  37  
RH..............53  65  70  72  73  73  74  75  78  82  84  86  
20 FT WIND DIR..W   NW  NW  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  
20 FT WIND SPD..1   1   2   3   4   5   6   6   6   6   6   6   
20 FT WIND GUST.            5   5   10  10  10  10  10  10  10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW  SW  S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   
TRANSP WIND SPD.3   3   5   6   7   8   8   8   8   8   8   7   
LVORI...........3   3   3   4   4   5   5   5   6   6   6   8   
ADI.............2   2   2   3   3   4   4   5   5   5   5   4   
VRATE KT-FT/10005   1   1   1   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   
CEILING (HFT)...266 266 266 266 266 266 266 266 266 266 266 266 
VISIBILITY (SM).                                                
SFC PRES (IN)...736 737 739 740 741 741 741 740 740 740 739 741 

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-75. 
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. 
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE 
                    MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING 
                    SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE 
                    AFTERNOON...BECOMING LIGHT...BECOMING SOUTH 
                    AROUND 5 MPH LATE. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400-3400 FT 
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH. 
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR TO GOOD (1300-43000 KNOT-FT). 
LVORI...............4. 
ADI.................10...INCREASING TO 19 LATE IN THE 
                    MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 29 LATE IN THE 
                    MORNING...INCREASING TO 41 EARLY IN THE 
                    AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 56...DECREASING TO 42 
                    LATE. 
STABILITY CLASS.....2. 
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES. 
CEILING (FT)........26600. 
VISIBILITY (SM).....MISSING. 
SFC PRESSURE (IN)...27.37. 

TIME (EST)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 
SKY (%).........3   3   3   2   2   2   3   3   3   4   4   5   
WEATHER COV.....                                                
WEATHER TYPE....                                                
TSTM COV........                                                
TEMP............41  41  48  56  61  66  70  71  72  71  68  62  
DEWPOINT........37  36  38  40  41  40  39  38  38  39  39  40  
RH..............85  83  68  54  47  38  33  30  30  31  35  45  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S   S   
20 FT WIND SPD..5   4   3   3   3   3   4   4   4   4   3   4   
20 FT WIND GUST.    5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.6 1.0 1.3 1.9 2.5 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 2.4 
TRANSP WIND DIR.S   S   S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.7   6   6   6   7   8   9   10  10  10  10  10  
LVORI...........6   6   3   2   2   2   2   1   1   1   1   1   
ADI.............7   6   8   13  19  29  41  53  55  56  58  42  
VRATE KT-FT/10002   2   5   9   13  20  29  39  41  42  43  29  
CEILING (HFT)...266 266 266 266 266 266 266 266 266 266 300 300 
VISIBILITY (SM).                                                
SFC PRES (IN)...742 744 745 746 747 745 743 741 740 738 737 737 

$$
FORECASTER...MOORE
REQUESTED BY...AL STOVER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 1602801.9/GSP