FNUS72 KGSP 231347 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR WILFONG...NCDFR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 947 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 24. 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 (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........29 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 6100-7000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 3 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING EAST AROUND 7 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING VARIABLE AROUND 3 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........29 34 34 34 34 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 44 53 61 66 67 RH..............80 68 50 38 31 29 20 FT WIND......NW 2 N 3 NE 5 NE 5 E 5 E 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 1200 3100 6100 6700 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 8 N 3 NE 9 N 8 E 7 NW 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-700 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 3 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........37 38 43 49 54 55 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............66 58 53 50 47 44 RH..............32 44 57 68 76 82 20 FT WIND......E 4 E 3 E 3 E 3 E 3 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4900 700 400 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..N 3 E 5 E 6 E 6 E 5 NE 5 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2800-3900 FT AGL LATE. MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 14 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........58 59 60 61 62 59 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 44 51 56 59 60 RH..............85 80 63 52 45 43 20 FT WIND......NE 4 NE 5 E 6 E 6 E 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....400 700 1100 1700 2300 3400 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 5 NE 7 E 13 E 15 SE 15 SE 15 $$ FORECASTER...BRUCE REQUESTED BY...NICHOLS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090324.WILFO.01/GSP