FNUS72 KGSP 081519 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR PIEDMONT...KINGS MOUNTAIN NMP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1119 AM EDT WED APR 8 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD IN OVER THE CAROLINAS. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE EAST ON THURSDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT APPROACHES THE AREA ON FRIDAY. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE AREA EARLY SATURDAY MORNING ALLOWING ANOTHER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD OVER THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5700-7100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7800-8600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH...BECOMING WEST 28 TO 30 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............22 24 28 31 36 41 45 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................48 53 57 59 60 61 61 RH..................43 37 33 31 30 29 29 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......7 9 10 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 20 25 25 30 30 25 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 22 MPH...DECREASING TO 6 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............51 64 62 61 64 33 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................60 57 51 45 43 40 RH..................31 37 49 65 78 87 20 FT WIND..........SW 9 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 15 10 10 10 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5200-6000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............27 41 43 44 46 51 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................40 40 53 62 68 70 RH..................90 91 61 46 39 36 20 FT WIND..........W 4 W 3 W 4 W 4 W 5 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 10 10 15 $$ FORECASTER...HINSON REQUESTED BY...CHRIS REVELS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090408.PIEDM.01/GSP