FNUS72 KGSP 231348 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR WOOTEN...NCDFR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 948 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........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6100-7000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING EAST AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........30 35 35 35 35 38 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............36 42 53 61 66 67 RH..............94 76 51 39 31 30 20 FT WIND......NW 2 N 2 NE 5 NE 5 E 4 E 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....300 300 1100 3000 6100 6700 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 8 N 3 N 8 N 7 E 6 NW 3 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........41 44 48 53 57 57 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............65 58 53 50 47 44 RH..............33 45 58 68 77 82 20 FT WIND......E 3 E 2 E 3 E 3 NE 2 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4800 400 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND..N 3 E 3 E 3 E 3 NE 3 NE 3 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2700-3700 FT AGL LATE. MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........57 57 58 60 61 60 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............43 44 51 56 60 61 RH..............86 81 64 53 45 43 20 FT WIND......NE 3 NE 5 NE 5 E 6 E 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)....400 600 1000 1500 2100 3200 TRANSPORT WIND..NE 5 NE 7 E 12 E 14 SE 15 SE 15 $$ FORECASTER...BRUCE REQUESTED BY...NICHOLS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090324.WOOTE.01/GSP