FNUS72 KGSP 061501 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR MEETINGHOUSE 1...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1001 AM EST FRI MAR 6 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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.........CLOUDY (80-100 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 63. RH..................70 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2200-3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 16 MPH...THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........100 80 70 60 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 54 61 60 RH..............70 65 54 58 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 7 SW 8 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2200 2800 3000 2400 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 18 SW 20 SW 17 SW 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43. RH..................MAX 97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........45 44 38 31 27 31 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............64 57 51 48 46 46 RH..............52 69 86 94 95 95 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 2 S 2 SW 1 S 1 S 0 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 800 400 400 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 14 S 12 S 8 S 6 S 3 S 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77. RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2600-3100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 3 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 13 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........35 26 24 21 21 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 47 56 70 76 76 RH..............97 87 69 41 31 30 20 FT WIND......SW 1 SW 1 SW 1 SW 4 SW 5 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....400 700 1400 2300 2900 3100 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 3 SW 5 W 9 W 12 W 14 SW 15 $$ FORECASTER...KRENTZ REQUESTED BY...SCOTT HAAS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090306.MEETI.02/GSP