FNUS72 KGSP 121819 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR WOODRUFF RIDGE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 119 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON FEBRUARY 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...HIGH WIND WARNING AND INCREASED FIRE DANGER IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTROL OUR WEATHER THROUGH FRIDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL THEN FORM OVER THE NORTHERN GULF LATE FRIDAY AND MOVE NORTHEAST. LARGE SCALE WIND PATTERNS SHOULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO OVERCOME CHANNELING EFFECTS TOMNGIJHT AND FRIDAY...KEEPING WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33. RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 18 TO 26 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...DECREASING TO 40 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 800-1400 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 44 TO 53 MPH...DECREASING TO 29 TO 31 MPH. INVERSION...........NONE. ADI.................120 DECREASING TO 22. LVORI...............1 INCREAING TO 3. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........4 6 11 17 23 29 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............46 42 39 37 36 34 RH..............36 44 52 58 63 68 20 FT WIND......NW 17 NW 17 NW 18 NW 18 NW 18 NW 14 20 FT WIND GUST.45 45 50 45 45 40 MIX HGT (FT)....3500 2800 1600 1200 1000 1000 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 53 NW 46 NW 44 NW 43 NW 38 NW 31 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........54 AT IGNITION...MAX 58. RH..................33 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 8 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...DECREASING TO 6 TO 7 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4300-5500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 21 TO 30 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........36 37 39 41 42 46 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............33 38 47 54 57 56 RH..............73 60 43 33 30 32 20 FT WIND......NW 13 NW 10 NW 9 NW 7 NW 6 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.35 20 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....700 1400 3300 4400 5100 5500 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 26 NW 24 NW 28 NW 30 NW 29 W 23 INVERSION...........NONE. ADI.................22 INCREASING TO 120. LVORI...............3 DECREAING TO 1. .OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING CLOUDY (66-98 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE (20%) OF SHOWERS BEFORE MIDNIHGT. SHOWERS LIKELY (70%) AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36. RH..................MAX 90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 4 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 250 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 14 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 MPH. INVERSION...........SETUP AT 5 AM EST. ADI.................26 DECREASING TO 2. LVORI...............2 INCREASING TO 6. $$ FORECASTER...TOMKO REQUESTED BY...BART C KICKLIGHTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090213.WOODR.01/GSP