FNUS72 KGSP 241329 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR COVE TRAIL...MECK CO PARK AND REC (NC) NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 929 AM EDT FRI APR 24 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...WARM TODAY... .DISCUSSION... A LARGE UPPER RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE CAROLINAS INTO THE WEEKEND. MAINLY DRY AND WARM WEATHER IS EXPECTED INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE HIGH DRIFTS SLOWLY EAST OFF THE COAST. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TOWARD THE REGION DURING THE MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........73 AT IGNITION...MAX 85. RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 5900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 13 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............36 36 35 33 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................73 80 84 84 RH..................45 35 30 31 20 FT WIND..........SE 2 S 4 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........700 2600 4500 5900 TRANSPORT WIND......NE 3 S 9 S 14 SW 14 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 59. RH..................MAX 91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT DOWNSLOPE. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-4000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH...DECREASING TO 2 TO 3 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING. INVERSION SETUP.....2000 EDT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............33 33 27 22 12 10 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................83 76 70 66 63 61 RH..................33 45 59 69 78 84 20 FT WIND..........S 5 S 3 SE 2 SE 2 SE 2 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........4000 300 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 12 S 5 SE 2 SE 2 SE 2 SE 2 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WINDS EARLY...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY BY MID MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6300-7600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 8 MPH...INCREASING TO 12 TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. INVERSION BURNOFF...0900 EDT. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............9 9 13 18 22 37 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE 20 FT WIND..........S 2 SW 3 SW 4 SW 5 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 400 2200 5600 6900 TRANSPORT WIND......SE 2 SW 5 SW 12 SW 16 SW 15 SW 15 $$ FORECASTER...TOMKO REQUESTED BY...CHRISTA ROGERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090424.COVET.01/GSP