FNUS72 KGSP 231238 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR ASTER2...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 838 AM EDT THU APR 23 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON APRIL 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...DRY TODAY... .DISCUSSION... AS A LARGE UPPER RIDGE BUILDS ATOP THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES...MAINLY DRY AND WARM WEATHER IS EXPECTED INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 78. RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING WEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL AT IGNITION....INCREASING TO 5300-6500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 12 MPH. INVERSION BURNOGG...1000 EDT. TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............10 9 8 7 6 6 6 7 8 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................55 61 66 70 73 75 77 77 77 RH..................56 47 40 35 31 29 27 27 28 20 FT WIND DIR......W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......2 2 2 3 4 5 6 8 6 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50. RH..................MAX 98 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT DOWNSLOPE. MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 10 MPH. INVERSION SETUP.....2100 EDT. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............8 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 13 17 21 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................76 72 68 65 62 59 58 56 54 52 51 50 RH..................30 35 42 49 56 62 66 70 75 80 85 93 20 FT WIND DIR......W SW S S SE SE E E NE NE NE NE 20 FT WIND SPD......3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 83. RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4600-5400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH. INVERSION BURNOFF...1000 EDT. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............25 28 30 31 33 35 37 39 40 38 35 34 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................50 50 55 60 66 71 75 78 80 81 82 82 RH..................96 98 84 68 56 48 42 38 35 34 33 34 20 FT WIND DIR......NE NE E E SE S S S SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......2 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 6 6 7 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...TOMKO REQUESTED BY...CHRIS REVELS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090423.ASTER.02/GSP