FNUS72 KGSP 181328 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR C-16 RX BURN...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 928 AM EDT SAT APR 18 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0925 EDT ON APRIL 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE WEST LATE SUNDAY AND MOVE OFF THE CAROLINA COAST EARLY NEXT WEEK. EXPECT COOLER TEMPERATURES FOR MID WEEK...THEN WARMING LATE WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3600-4600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............5 17 22 25 32 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................53 64 71 75 76 RH..................57 38 30 26 27 20 FT WIND..........SW 2 SW 3 SW 4 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............35 41 37 40 43 47 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................75 68 62 58 55 52 RH..................28 37 48 56 67 77 20 FT WIND..........SW 5 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4200-5300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 17 TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............52 56 63 72 79 85 WEATHER COV......... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................51 54 62 67 71 72 RH..................84 79 66 57 52 51 20 FT WIND..........S 3 S 3 SW 4 S 5 S 5 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...KIMBALL REQUESTED BY...MARCUS BEASLEY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090418.C16RX.01/GSP