FNUS72 KGSP 131512 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR WOODRUFF RIDGE 2...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1012 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN CONTROL OF OUR WEATHER TODAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL THEN FORM OVER THE NORTHERN GULF LATE TODAY AND CROSS OUR AREA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THIS LOW WILL MOVE OFF THE EAST COAST LATE SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 59. RH..................33 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH NORTHWEST AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...DECREASING TO 8 TO 10 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 700-2400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3200-4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 20 TO 29 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH LATE. INVERSION...........BURNOFF AT 0700 EST. ADI.................23 INCREASING TO 61. LVORI...............2 DECREASING TO 1. TIME (EST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........43 50 54 58 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 57 58 54 RH..............33 27 25 31 20 FT WIND......NNW 10 NNW 10 NNW 9 NNW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1700 3200 4100 3800 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 21 NW 22 NW 22 NW 17 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35. RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1000 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 2 TO 3 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. INVERSION...........SETUP 0500 EST. ADI.................31 DECREASING TO 2. LVORI...............1 INCREASING TO 5. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........61 64 73 81 85 90 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............50 45 42 40 38 36 RH..............36 47 54 62 69 77 20 FT WIND......NNW 5 SW 3 SW 2 S 2 S 3 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3100 1700 300 300 300 400 TRANSPORT WIND..W 13 W 7 SW 5 S 3 S 2 SE 2 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN AND SLEET LIKELY (60%) IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN (30%) IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 44. RH..................MIN 67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........96 94 84 74 72 73 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............35 37 41 44 44 44 RH..............83 76 70 67 70 72 20 FT WIND......S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 1500 1800 1800 1900 2100 TRANSPORT WIND..SE 2 SE 5 S 8 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 INVERSION...........BURNOFF 0800 EST. ADI.................1 INCREASING TO 24. LVORI...............5 DECREASING TO 3. $$ FORECASTER...TOMKO REQUESTED BY...BART C KICKLIGHTER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090213.WOODR.02/GSP