FNUS72 KGSP 071452 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR LIFTING ROCK...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 952 AM EST SAT MAR 7 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON MARCH 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL CROSS OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES AND MAINTAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE MOUNTAINS EARLY MONDAY AND BECOME STATIONARY. BY EARLY WEDNESDAY...A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA FOLLOWED BY COOLER CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY AROUND IGNITION TIME (65-75 PERCENT) BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY THIS AFTERNOON (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT UPSLOPE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FEET AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL BY LATE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 13 TO 16 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM SKY (%).........70 55 45 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............68 74 74 71 RH..............48 40 39 45 20 FT WIND......SW 4 SW 6 SW 6 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)....2600 3100 3500 2500 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 6 SW 11 SW 16 SW 13 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG LATE. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47. RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........21 19 22 24 26 30 WEATHER COV..... PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG TEMP............72 63 56 52 51 49 RH..............45 61 75 82 84 84 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 2 S 2 S 3 S 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2000 900 300 400 400 300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 14 S 9 S 9 S 10 S 12 S 10 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76. RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2300-4100 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH...INCREASING TO 20 TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........33 35 41 46 51 66 WEATHER COV.....PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 50 60 71 75 75 RH..............86 85 67 46 39 39 20 FT WIND......S 2 S 6 SW 7 SW 9 SW 10 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.5 15 15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)....300 1000 2300 3300 3900 4100 TRANSPORT WIND..S 9 S 13 SW 18 SW 21 SW 22 SW 22 $$ FORECASTER...LANE REQUESTED BY...TIM SOLESBEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090307.LIFTI.01/GSP