FNUS72 KGSP 141505 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR WOODRIFF RIDGE RX BURN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1005 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 EST ON FEBRUARY 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...FRONTAL PASSAGE EARLY THIS AFTENROON... .DISCUSSION... A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT AS ANOTHER SLIDES SOUTH ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN (40%) IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS (30%) IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 50. RH..................68 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION... BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3300-5000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING WEST 6 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 17 TO 20 MPH LATE. INVERION............BURNOFF AT 0800 EST. ADI.................1 INCREASING TO 60. LVORI...............3 DECREASING TO 1. TIME (EST) 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........88 80 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............49 50 RH..............68 69 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....4300 5000 TRANSPORT WIND..W 15 W 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS (20%) IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33. RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 14 TO 20 MPH. INVERION............NONE. ADI.................39 DECREASING TO 15. LVORI...............3 INCREASING TO 5. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........73 72 65 57 55 55 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP............47 44 38 36 35 34 RH..............71 76 95 95 92 90 20 FT WIND......NNW 10 NNW 11 NNW 11 NNW 10 NNW 10 NNW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 25 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 800 1000 1500 1800 1800 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 20 NW 18 NW 18 NW 17 NW 16 NW 15 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 50. RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5200-5600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 13 MPH. INVERION............NONE. ADI.................11 INCREASING TO 50. LVORI...............5 DECREASING TO 1. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........54 55 58 62 64 71 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............33 36 43 47 49 49 RH..............86 68 52 45 41 41 20 FT WIND......NNW 9 NNW 6 NNW 4 SW 3 S 2 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.20 10 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 1900 4100 4400 4800 5500 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 13 NW 13 NW 12 NW 7 W 8 W 12 $$ FORECASTER...TOMKO REQUESTED BY...NATIONAL FORESTS IN NC TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090214.WOODR.02/GSP