Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Greer, SC

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FNUS72 KGSP 201314
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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.......

$$
FORECASTER...KRENTZ/VISIN
REQUESTED BY...ELIZABETH SHAWANESSE
TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT
.TAG 20130520.EXERC.01/GSP






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