FNUS72 KGSP 261727 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR PARADISE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 127 PM EDT SUN APR 26 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1330 EDT ON APRIL 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...WARM AND DRY TODAY... .DISCUSSION... A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE EAST COAST INTO TUESDAY. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN...AND A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE NORTH BY MID WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...WITH GSUTS TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 INCREASING TO 10900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............10 13 17 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TEMP................81 84 84 RH..................31 26 26 20 FT WIND..........SW 5 S 8 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........7100 8700 10900 TRANSPORT WIND......S 15 S 20 S 20 TRANSPORT WIND......S 15 S 20 S 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT DOWNSLOPE. MIXING HEIGHT.......7900-9400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 16 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. INVERSION SETUP.....2000 EDT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............15 7 6 6 5 5 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................83 74 67 62 58 55 RH..................28 38 52 62 71 76 20 FT WIND..........SE 6 S 4 SW 4 W 4 W 4 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 6 5 5 5 4 MIX HGT (FT)........9400 6400 2600 600 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......S 16 S 6 S 2 S 3 S 6 S 3 TRANSPORT WIND......S 16 S 6 S 2 S 3 S 6 S 3 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7400-8000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTH 14 TO 23 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 (%).............4 4 10 18 24 23 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................53 57 68 77 80 81 RH..................81 72 50 35 30 28 20 FT WIND..........W 3 SW 3 S 5 SE 7 SE 9 SE 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 15 20 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 2100 4100 6200 7400 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 2 SW 5 S 14 S 21 S 22 S 23 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 2 SW 5 S 14 S 21 S 22 S 23 $$ FORECASTER...TOMKO REQUESTED BY...LUKE DECKER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090426.PARAD.01/GSP