FNUS72 KGSP 251724 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR SLIP OFF...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1224 PM EST WED FEB 25 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 EST ON FEBRUARY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A BROAD AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST OVER THE CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN MOVE OVER THE REGION LATE FRIDAY AND BECOME STATIONARY FOLLOWED BY A SURFACE LOW THAT APPROACHES THE CAROLINAS LATE SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK IN DURING THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-55 PERCENT)...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000-3300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH. TIME (EST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........30 55 80 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 46 45 RH..............36 33 49 20 FT WIND......S 5 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....3300 2300 2700 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 14 S 17 S 17 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........73 75 83 86 86 86 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN TEMP............40 39 38 37 37 36 RH..............62 72 77 83 88 95 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 5 S 4 S 4 S 4 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1800 2200 1100 800 600 600 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 17 SW 10 SW 9 S 10 S 13 S 14 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2500-3300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........80 77 74 70 69 70 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............36 39 43 46 48 48 RH..............100 94 81 75 72 73 20 FT WIND......SW 3 S 2 S 2 S 5 S 7 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....500 1000 2100 2900 3300 3300 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 10 S 7 S 6 S 7 S 10 S 15 $$ FORECASTER...KRENTZ REQUESTED BY...GREG BROOKS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090225.SLIPO.01/GSP