FNUS72 KGSP 101516 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR PINK BEDS RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1116 AM EDT TUE MAR 10 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEAST WILL CONTINUE TO RIDGE DOWN OVER THE CAROLINAS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE CENTER OF THE HIGH WILL MOVE OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST BY THE END OF THE DAY...WHICH SHOULD ALLOW THE SURFACE WIND AND TRANSPORT WIND OVER THE MOUNTAINS TO BECOME SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. SOME UPSLOPE ENHANCEMENT IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON BECAUSE OF THE SOUTH ASPECT. A TEMPERATURE INVERSION WILL BEGIN TO SET UP AT LOWER ELEVATIONS RIGHT AROUND SUNSET. SOME DOWNSLOPE FLOW WILL OFFSET THE LIGHT SOUTHERLY WIND THIS EVENING...SO THE 20 FT WIND COULD BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT TIMES. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS OUR REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST LATE WEDNESDAY AND BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY NEAR THE GULF COAST FOR THE LAST HALF OF THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........57 AT IGNITION...MAX 67. RH..................48 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 2500-3800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........69 56 54 61 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 64 67 66 RH..............48 42 41 42 20 FT WIND......S 5 S 8 S 8 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....1900 3100 3700 3800 TRANSPORT WIND..S 15 SW 16 SW 17 SW 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50. RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1200 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 22 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........64 69 66 52 50 48 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 62 58 55 53 52 RH..............44 53 65 76 84 85 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 3 S 3 SW 3 SW 4 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....3400 2600 1600 1000 800 400 TRANSPORT WIND..SW 20 SW 22 SW 21 SW 20 SW 20 SW 20 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64. RH..................MIN 50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 16 TO 21 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........40 30 45 64 79 77 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............52 53 57 61 63 63 RH..............84 79 72 61 53 50 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 5 NW 5 NW 6 NW 7 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....300 500 1900 3400 4900 4900 TRANSPORT WIND..W 21 W 21 W 18 W 17 W 16 NW 16 $$ FORECASTER...MOORE REQUESTED BY...JOHN BROOKS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090310.PINKB.01/GSP