FNUS72 KGSP 051600 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR MEETINGHOUSE 1...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1100 AM EST THU MAR 5 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON MARCH 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A HIGH PRESSURE CENTER WILL MOVE EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA TODAY...HOWEVER STRONG AND WARM SURFACE RIDGING WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND ALLOW WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE MOUNTAINS SUNDAY NIGHT AND BECOME STATIONARY. COOLER HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BUILD DOWN THE EAST COAST TUESDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2500-3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 23 TO 32 MPH...DECREASING TO 20 TO 22 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........40 23 23 25 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 65 67 65 RH..............64 44 40 44 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 10 SW 10 SW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1400 3000 2600 2500 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 30 SW 26 SW 23 SW 20 .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 TO 23 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........36 28 25 28 28 28 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............62 55 48 45 44 43 RH..............52 70 87 92 94 93 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 3 SW 3 SW 2 S 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2600 1800 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 20 SW 20 SW 23 W 23 W 22 W 21 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2300-4100 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........32 30 21 9 4 4 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 45 54 65 69 70 RH..............89 86 70 47 39 38 20 FT WIND......S 1 S 1 S 2 SW 4 SW 6 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....300 800 1800 2800 3600 4100 TRANSPORT WIND..W 18 W 16 SW 14 SW 14 SW 15 SW 17 $$ FORECASTER...GABRIC REQUESTED BY...SCOTT HAAS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090306.MEETI.01/GSP