Suppression Forecast
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SPOT FORECAST FOR GRAPEVINE-BEE TREE...NC FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
847 AM EDT TUE MAY 14 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON MAY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WARM AND MOIST AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. A MID LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO RIPPLE OVER THE
SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE
WILL SHIFT OFF THE CAROLINA COAST FOR THE WEEKEND INTO THE EARLY
PART OF NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). PATCHY FROST
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING THEN SOUTHWEST BY MID AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4800-5300 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).............37     36     34
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................65     69     69
RH..................35     33     35
20 FT WIND..........W 5    SW 6   SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)........4800   5200   5300
TRANSPORT WIND......W 14   W 15   W 17
LVORI...............1      1      1
ADI.................54     63     72

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 26 MPH...INCREASING TO 29 TO 35 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............33     31     25     18     12     13
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................68     62     57     54     51     49
RH..................38     50     68     81     90     95
20 FT WIND..........SW 5   SW 4   S 3    S 2    SW 2   W 4
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10     5      5      5      10
MIX HGT (FT)........3600   300    300    300    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND......W 18   W 20   W 22   W 26   W 31   W 35
LVORI...............1      2      3      4      5      5
ADI.................63     9      10     12     14     15

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20
                    MPH...INCREASING TO 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
                    TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4900-5500 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 29 TO 36 MPH...BECOMING WEST 20 TO 25
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............14     10     11     12     14     14
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................48     55     64     72     77     79
RH..................100    82     62     48     39     37
20 FT WIND..........SW 5   SW 7   SW 10  SW 10  SW 9   SW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     15     20     25     20     20
MIX HGT (FT)........300    300    1700   3200   4900   5300
TRANSPORT WIND......W 36   NW 35  NW 29  NW 23  W 20   W 20
LVORI...............5      3      1      1      1      1
ADI.................16     38     50     56     60     61

$$
FORECASTER...MOORE
REQUESTED BY...DAVID WALKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130514.GRAPE.01/GSP






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