FNUS72 KGSP 221235 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR LONGBRANCH...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 835 AM EDT SUN MAR 22 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...WARMER AND DRY... .DISCUSSION... A BROAD AREA OF DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND. THE HIGH WILL EVENTUALLY MOVE OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH ATLANTIC MOISTURE SLOWLY RETURNING TO THE AREA THROUGH MID WEEK. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN APPROACH THE REGION TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 67. RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5600-6100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 3 MPH...BECOMING WEST 3 TO 7 MPH. TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........4 4 5 7 9 12 15 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............53 58 61 64 65 66 66 RH..............47 39 34 30 28 27 28 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD..2 4 5 5 5 5 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 4.3 5.6 6.0 5.9 6.0 6.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.7 6 5 3 3 5 6 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40. RH..................MAX 84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH...INCREASING TO 16 TO 17 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........18 21 23 23 24 24 24 25 25 27 30 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............64 60 57 54 52 50 48 47 45 44 43 41 RH..............30 36 42 48 53 58 62 66 70 73 77 81 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.7 2.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S S S S S S S S SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 4 4 4 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69. RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6600-7200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........37 40 42 45 48 49 49 50 51 52 52 53 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............41 41 43 48 54 58 61 65 67 68 68 68 RH..............83 84 78 66 57 50 44 38 34 32 31 32 20 FT WIND DIR..W NW N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.9 1.5 2.1 4.1 5.8 6.6 7.0 7.2 6.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W W W NW NW N NE NE N SE TRANSP WIND SPD.5 7 9 8 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 $$ FORECASTER...TOMKO REQUESTED BY...CHRIS REVELS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090322.LONGB.01/GSP