FNUS72 KGSP 251652 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR SPLIT ROCK...MECK CO PARK AND REC (NC) NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1252 PM EDT SAT APR 25 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON APRIL 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...CONTINUED WARM AND DRY... .DISCUSSION... A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS RIDGE WILL REMAIN THE DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE FOR THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE COUNTRY THROUGH MID WEEK. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST BY LATE IN THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........83 AT IGNITION...MAX 90. RH..................40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 17. TIME (EDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............22 25 19 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TEMP................83 86 88 RH..................40 33 28 20 FT WIND..........SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........5100 7300 8000 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 16 SW 16 SW 16 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 59. RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............16 15 14 13 12 10 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................87 79 72 68 64 61 RH..................30 42 55 62 69 77 20 FT WIND..........S 6 S 4 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 SE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........5600 700 400 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......S 13 S 6 S 3 S 5 S 7 SW 5 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 86. RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-2600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 14 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............7 5 8 11 14 15 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................59 63 74 82 84 86 RH..................83 76 54 39 31 30 20 FT WIND..........SW 3 SW 3 SW 4 SW 5 SW 5 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........1400 3700 4300 4800 5200 5600 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 3 SW 5 S 9 S 14 S 16 S 17 $$ FORECASTER...TOMKO REQUESTED BY...CHRISTA ROGERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090425.SPLIT.01/GSP