FNUS72 KGSP 230803 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR LOOKING GLASS...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 403 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0341 EDT ON MARCH 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A BROAD AREA OF DRY HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST WILL WEAKEN AND ALLOW A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT TO DROP DOWN FROM THE NORTH LATER TODAY. COOL CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL RIDGE DOWN THE EAST COAST THROUGH MID WEEK...AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THIS COLD FRONT WILL STALL OUT AND DISSIPATE ON THURSDAY. A MORE POTENT SYSTEM WILL REACH OUR AREA NEXT WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) EARLY. PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCNET) THIS AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING... BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5600-6200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 3 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 4 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........34 39 44 49 54 56 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 39 48 55 59 60 RH..............68 71 55 45 38 37 20 FT WIND......NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 W 2 S 2 SE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 3600 5600 6100 6200 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 7 NW 7 NW 7 NW 7 NE 5 SW 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 7 TO 14 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........60 63 62 61 59 57 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 53 48 45 42 40 RH..............41 54 66 75 82 87 20 FT WIND......SE 4 S 2 SE 1 SE 1 S 1 E 1 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....5400 2600 1000 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 5 S 7 S 10 S 11 S 12 S 13 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2900-4700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........53 50 51 53 54 61 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............38 40 47 53 57 58 RH..............90 85 69 60 53 50 20 FT WIND......NE 1 NW 1 S 2 S 5 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....300 500 2100 3500 4700 4300 TRANSPORT WIND..S 8 S 8 S 10 S 12 S 14 S 15 $$ FORECASTER...GERAPETRITIS REQUESTED BY...JOHN BROOKS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090323.LOOKI.01/GSP