FNUS72 KGSP 061336 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR COMP 224 LEE MTN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 836 AM EST FRI MAR 6 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WARM SURFACE RIDGING WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES THROUGH THE WEEKEND...YIELDING WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE MOUNTAINS EARLY MONDAY AND BECOME STATIONARY. A SOMEWHAT COOLER AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE IS THEN EXPECTED TO BUILD DOWN THE EAST COAST INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 70. RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 8 MPH AT IGNITION... INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 4400 FT BY LATE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AT 17-21 MPH THROUGH THE DAY. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........55 49 43 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 64 69 70 RH..............50 46 40 40 20 FT WIND......SW 8 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2000 3300 4100 4300 TRANSPORT WIND..W 18 W 20 W 20 W 17 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50. RH..................MAX 84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 16 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........32 34 38 31 23 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............67 63 59 55 53 53 RH..............45 53 63 72 77 79 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 3 SW 4 W 4 W 4 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2700 1400 500 400 300 400 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 16 SW 16 SW 16 W 10 W 7 W 8 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79. RH..................MIN 32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2800-4100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........WEST 7 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........23 19 17 14 14 18 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 54 63 73 77 78 RH..............84 77 56 40 34 32 20 FT WIND......W 2 W 4 W 5 W 5 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....400 1000 2300 3200 3800 4100 TRANSPORT WIND..W 7 W 12 W 18 W 16 W 15 W 16 $$ FORECASTER...LANE REQUESTED BY...TOM ANDERSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090306.COMP2.01/GSP