FNUS72 KGSP 292059
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR STONY RIDGE...NWS/BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
459 PM EDT WED APR 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1642 EDT ON APRIL 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...GRADUALLY INCREASING MOISTURE...

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SAG SOUTHWARD INTO THE FORECAST AREA
TONIGHT...BEFORE LIFTING 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.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS (40%) UNTIL EARLY MORNING...THEN A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS (20%) AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...
                    BECOMING LIGHT DOWNSLOPE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY
                    MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900-6500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 400-1200 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............92     89     97     100    100    97
WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................72     70     63     58     55     54
RH..................52     56     73     87     93     94
20 FT WIND..........UP 3   DN 3   DN 2   DN 2   DN 2   DN 2
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)........6500   5900   2800   1000   600    500
TRANSPORT WIND......S 8    S 9    S 9    S 9    S 9    S 10
TRANSPORT WIND......S 8    S 9    S 9    S 9    S 9    S 10

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS (30%)
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS (30%)
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT DONWSLOPE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5100-5500 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 20 MPH...INCREASING TO 22 TO 24 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............94     86     94     94     86     89
WEATHER COV.........S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................53     53     60     67     70     70
RH..................95     96     80     63     53     53
20 FT WIND..........DN 2   DN 3   S 5    S 6    S 7    S 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      10     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)........500    700    3100   4300   4200   5100
TRANSPORT WIND......S 12   S 14   S 17   S 22   S 24   S 23
TRANSPORT WIND......S 12   S 14   S 17   S 22   S 24   S 23

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FORECASTER...TOMKO
REQUESTED BY...JOHN QUAGLIARIELLO - IMET
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090429.STONY.02/GSP