FNUS72 KGSP 231310 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR PIEDMONT...KINGS MOUNTAIN NMP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 910 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 TONIGHT. 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 (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6400-7300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 12 TO 14 MPH...DECREASING TO 1 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING EAST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH LATE...BECOMING EAST. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........30 31 32 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............58 65 69 69 RH..............45 35 31 31 20 FT WIND......NE 4 NE 4 E 3 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....1600 4800 6700 7300 TRANSPORT WIND..N 6 NW 3 NW 3 E 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 3 MPH...BECOMING EAST 3 TO 6 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........34 35 40 45 50 51 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............67 60 55 52 49 46 RH..............34 47 58 67 75 80 20 FT WIND......E 2 NE 2 E 3 E 4 E 4 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....5000 400 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..N 3 NE 3 E 5 E 5 E 6 E 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2500-4200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 15 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........53 54 55 56 57 56 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............45 46 53 59 63 64 20 FT WIND......NE 4 NE 5 E 6 E 6 E 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....400 700 1300 1900 2500 3600 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 5 NE 7 E 14 E 16 SE 16 SE 16 $$ FORECASTER...BRUCE REQUESTED BY...CHRIS REVELS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090323.PIEDM.01/GSP