FNUS72 KGSP 311449 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR LATTA PRAIRIE...MECK CO PARK AND REC (NC) NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1049 AM EDT TUE MAR 31 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MARCH 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE MOVES EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA TODAY...AS A STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPS ACROSS THE GREAT PLAINS. THIS SYSTEM WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT ACROSS NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE WESTERN CAROLINAS WEDNESDAY...WITH ANOTHER SYSTEM AFFECTING THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FOR SATURDAY BEFORE ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES BY THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BECMG SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION TIME...INCREASING TO AROUND 5000 FT AGL BY LATE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH/SOUTHEAST AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING SOUTH AT 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............84 87 82 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TEMP................63 66 68 RH..................45 37 34 20 FT WIND..........E 3 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........2000 3800 5000 TRANSPORT WIND......SE 13 S 15 S 15 .TONIGHT... WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING...INVERSION SETTING UP BY 9 PM. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 MPH EARLY...DECREASING TO 8 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM 20 FT WIND..........SE 5 SE 4 SE 2 SE 3 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 5 5 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)........3400 300 500 700 1100 1000 TRANSPORT WIND......SE 18 SE 7 E 7 E 9 SE 12 SE 14 $$ FORECASTER...LANE REQUESTED BY...CHRISTA ROGERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090331.LATTA.01/GSP