FNUS72 KGSP 171500 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR MEADOWS...NC FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1000 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT OFF THE EAST COAST TODAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS. THIS LOW WILL TRACK NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES ON WEDNESDAY...PUSHING A COLD FRONT INTO THE FORECAST AREA. BEHIND THIS FRONT...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD IN ON FRIDAY BEFORE GIVING WAY TO A FAST MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS WEEKEND. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........16 20 30 44 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 47 49 47 RH..............31 25 25 29 20 FT WIND......S 3 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....3100 3500 3700 3600 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 8 SW 12 SW 14 SW 14 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF SLEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLEET LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE...THEN RAIN LIKELY LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1000 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 14 TO 22 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........51 56 66 75 79 87 WEATHER COV..... LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN TEMP............44 39 37 35 34 34 RH..............33 42 49 57 64 69 20 FT WIND......S 4 S 3 S 3 S 3 S 4 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3300 2300 800 400 400 800 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 14 SW 17 SW 20 SW 22 SW 22 SW 22 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-1800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 22 TO 30 MPH...INCREASING TO 29 TO 35 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........95 97 98 100 99 96 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............35 36 39 43 44 45 RH..............73 79 77 80 83 84 20 FT WIND......SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 SE 6 SE 7 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 20 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 1200 1200 1600 1800 1700 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 22 SW 24 SW 30 SW 33 SW 33 SW 30 $$ FORECASTER...HORNE REQUESTED BY...PALMER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090217.MEADO.01/GSP