FNUS72 KGSP 251917 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR VIOLET COOK...NC FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 217 PM EST WED FEB 25 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND MOVE EAST OF THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. ON FRIDAY...A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE CAROLINAS AND BECOME STATIONARY THROUGH SATURDAY. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL PUSH THE SURFACE FRONT OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST SUNDAY...BEFORE CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTHWEST SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56. RH..................MIN 26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-4500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 3 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........91 88 78 65 57 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............33 35 41 51 55 54 RH..............64 60 44 30 27 29 20 FT WIND......E 1 SE 2 S 4 S 5 S 4 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 900 2300 3000 3800 4500 TRANSPORT WIND..S 5 S 5 S 7 S 6 S 7 S 9 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38. RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-2600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........47 47 47 54 56 55 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 46 44 42 41 39 RH..............37 45 52 60 67 75 20 FT WIND......SE 2 SE 2 SE 2 SE 2 S 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2600 500 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 12 S 7 S 8 SW 9 SW 12 SW 14 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 64. RH..................54 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2700-4400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH. REMARKS.............BURN CATEGORY WILL BE 2 OR HIGHER BEGINNING AT 1000 AM AND PERSIST THROUGH 500 PM. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........59 61 63 64 64 63 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 44 53 60 63 62 RH..............81 70 60 50 46 47 20 FT WIND......S 2 S 2 S 4 SW 5 SW 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 800 1800 3500 4400 4400 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 16 SW 16 W 15 SW 12 SW 10 S 10 $$ FORECASTER...KRENTZ REQUESTED BY...NICHOLS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090226.VIOLE.01/GSP