Suppression Forecast Issued by NWS Greer, SC
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FNUS72 KGSP 201314
FWSGSP
SPOT FORECAST FOR EXERCISE SC STATEWIDE DRILL...SC DHEC ERS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
914 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2013
FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0858 EDT ON MAY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
.DISCUSSION...
.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2900-4100 FT
AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 1 TO 6 MPH.
TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).............100 88 76 65 60
WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE........RN/FG RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................69 74 79 81 82
RH..................89 76 67 62 59
20 FT WIND..........SW 2 SW 2 SW 3 S 5 SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 15
MIX HGT (FT)........1400 2400 3300 4100 4100
TRANSPORT WIND......S 1 W 3 NW 5 N 5 N 6
LVORI...............6 4 3 2 2
ADI.................2 10 15 17 22
HAZARD VTEC 1.......
HAZARD VTEC 2.......
HAZARD VTEC 3.......
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...BECOMING SOUTH
AROUND 5 MPH LATE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1400 FT
AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 7 MPH.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).............60 63 62 59 55 54
WEATHER COV.........CHANCE S CHC S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE
TEMP................81 76 72 69 67 65
RH..................61 71 81 87 92 97
20 FT WIND..........SW 5 SW 3 SW 2 SW 2 S 2 S 2
20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (FT)........3800 3100 1400 500 300 300
TRANSPORT WIND......NE 6 SE 7 S 6 S 3 S 2 S 3
LVORI...............2 3 5 6 7 8
ADI.................26 5 3 2 1 2
HAZARD VTEC 1.......
HAZARD VTEC 2.......
HAZARD VTEC 3.......
.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5
MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING EAST
3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).............52 52 55 56 55 55
WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................64 69 76 81 85 86
RH..................100 87 72 60 52 52
20 FT WIND..........SW 3 SW 3 SW 4 SW 4 S 3 SE 3
20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (FT)........600 1200 3400 4700 5000 5300
TRANSPORT WIND......S 6 S 8 W 6 NW 5 E 3 E 5
LVORI...............9 5 3 2 2 2
ADI.................4 11 15 14 11 15
HAZARD VTEC 1.......
HAZARD VTEC 2.......
HAZARD VTEC 3.......
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FORECASTER...KRENTZ/VISIN
REQUESTED BY...ELIZABETH SHAWANESSE
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20130520.EXERC.01/GSP