FNUS72 KGSP 291330 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR STONY RIDGE...BIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 930 AM EDT WED APR 29 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0910 EDT ON APRIL 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD FROM THE MID ATLANTIC REGION INTO WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THIS EVENING. THE FRONT WILL THEN LIFT BACK NORTHWARD AS A WARM FRONT ON THURSDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE IN THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST ON SATURDAY AND STALL ACROSS THE REGION. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ALONG THIS FRONT TO THE WEST AND MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...KEEPING CONDITIONS UNSETTLED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED STORMS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER THE MTN RIDGES THIS AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY DRIFT EASTWARD. CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 3-8 PM. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2800-4400 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............67 73 79 82 86 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................57 60 63 65 62 RH..................90 70 64 58 62 20 FT WIND..........W 2 NW 3 NW 3 N 3 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)........1400 3700 4000 3800 3200 TRANSPORT WIND......S 3 SE 3 S 3 S 6 SW 9 TRANSPORT WIND......S 3 SE 3 S 3 S 6 SW 9 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............88 91 91 90 89 91 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................62 59 55 53 53 52 RH..................67 77 88 94 94 94 20 FT WIND..........NE 2 SE 3 S 3 S 5 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........2900 2200 1100 500 500 300 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 9 SW 7 SW 7 S 7 S 6 S 6 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 9 SW 7 SW 7 S 7 S 6 S 6 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 29 TO 32 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 29 TO 32 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............92 92 90 86 83 86 WEATHER COV.........S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................52 52 58 61 64 65 RH..................93 93 81 70 60 55 20 FT WIND..........S 6 S 6 S 6 S 7 S 9 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 20 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 1900 3200 4100 4700 TRANSPORT WIND......S 7 S 10 S 18 SW 24 SW 29 SW 32 TRANSPORT WIND......S 7 S 10 S 18 SW 24 SW 29 SW 32 $$ FORECASTER...DIXON REQUESTED BY...MARK CLERE - FBAN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090429.STONY.01/GSP