FNUS72 KGSP 171355 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR PINK BEDS RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 855 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 47. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 13 TO 16 MPH. TIME (EST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........17 22 35 53 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............36 43 44 41 RH..............56 38 35 41 20 FT WIND......S 4 S 5 S 6 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 2500 2500 2000 TRANSPORT WIND..W 14 W 15 W 14 SW 16 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLEET IN THE EVENING. SLEET AND A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN RAIN LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 18 TO 25 MPH...INCREASING TO 28 TO 31 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........61 68 77 85 88 94 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN SLEET RAIN TEMP............36 32 32 34 37 38 RH..............51 61 67 67 63 67 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 4 S 5 S 6 SW 8 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 20 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 1000 1200 1300 1400 1300 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 18 SW 22 SW 23 SW 24 SW 25 SW 29 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH...INCREASING TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 32 TO 40 MPH...BECOMING WEST AND...INCREASING TO 44 TO 51 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........99 99 97 95 93 89 WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............38 37 41 43 45 47 RH..............73 81 77 81 81 76 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 9 S 10 S 11 SW 12 SW 12 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 25 25 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)....1300 1400 1700 1300 1100 1100 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 32 SW 38 SW 44 SW 48 W 51 W 48 $$ FORECASTER...HORNE REQUESTED BY...JOHN BROOKS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090217.PINKB.01/GSP