FNUS72 KGSP 041427 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH BRUSHY PILE...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 927 AM EST THU FEB 4 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0925 EST ON FEBRUARY 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA TODAY BUT WILL BE SHORT LIVED. MEANWHILE...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO WILL APPROACH THE CAROLINAS AND SPREAD PRECIPITATION UP FROM THE SOUTHWEST THIS EVENING. ONCE THE PRECIPITATION BEGINS LATE TONIGHT...IT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. MORE THAN ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED. SOME OF THAT COULD FALL AS SLEET AROUND SUNRISE ON FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST ON SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2100-2600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 13 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............65 70 74 77 81 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................35 41 45 47 45 MIN HUMIDITY........73 58 50 47 52 WIND (20 FT)........NE 5 NE 6 E 5 E 5 NE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........1300 1800 2300 2500 1800 TRANSPORT WINDS.....NE 14 NE 13 E 13 E 13 E 13 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING. RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN SLEET LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 22 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............83 86 92 98 100 100 WEATHER COV......... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE........NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN SLEET TEMP................43 40 38 37 36 35 MIN HUMIDITY........57 66 71 78 83 89 WIND (20 FT)........NE 4 NE 4 NE 3 NE 5 NE 6 NE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........1500 600 600 900 1000 1200 TRANSPORT WINDS.....E 13 E 13 E 14 E 16 E 17 E 21 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SLEET EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MIN HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 21 TO 25 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.........DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE........SLEET RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP................34 34 35 36 36 36 MIN HUMIDITY........90 92 93 93 94 95 WIND (20 FT)........NE 6 NE 10 NE 8 NE 7 NE 6 NE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 25 20 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........1000 500 600 800 900 1000 TRANSPORT WINDS.....NE 23 NE 24 NE 25 NE 24 NE 23 NE 22 $$ FORECASTER...MOORE REQUESTED BY...ANDREW PAGE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100204.SOUTH.01/GSP