FNUS72 KGSP 011410 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR FISH ROAD...NCDFR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 910 AM EST MON MAR 1 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON MARCH 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO RIDGE DOWN FROM NEAR THE GREAT LAKES EARLY THIS WEEK AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES FROM THE GULF COAST TO NEAR THE CAROLINA COAST. THIS LOW IS EXPECTED TO BE JUST OFF THE CAROLINA COAST LATE TUESDAY. A DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM FOR THE EASTERN STATES THROUGH MID WEEK WITH MUCH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE PIEDMONT EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. AT THIS POINT...IT IS STILL DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH WILL FALL AS SNOW AND HOW MUCH WILL FALL AS RAIN...BUT THE PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION WILL BE AROUND 75 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ABOUT ONE QUARTER INCH LIQUID EQUIVALENT CAN BE EXPECTED. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4200-5100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............75 85 87 90 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................47 51 52 51 MIN HUMIDITY........43 36 34 36 WIND (20 FT)........N 4 W 3 W 4 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)........3600 5100 4900 4200 TRANSPORT WINDS.....W 7 W 6 W 6 NW 7 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1200 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............91 92 91 90 91 95 WEATHER COV......... S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RAIN RNSN TEMP................48 43 39 38 38 38 MIN HUMIDITY........41 53 68 73 74 75 WIND (20 FT)........W 2 NW 1 N 2 N 3 NE 4 NE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........3600 2100 300 400 600 1100 TRANSPORT WINDS.....NW 7 NW 9 N 10 NE 12 NE 13 E 14 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN OR SNOW LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MIN HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 24 MPH...INCREASING TO 25 TO 32 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............99 100 100 100 99 99 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE........RNSN RNSN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP................37 37 37 38 38 35 MIN HUMIDITY........75 79 81 77 81 92 WIND (20 FT)........NE 3 NE 2 NE 5 NE 6 N 7 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........1200 1300 1500 1900 1800 1100 TRANSPORT WINDS.....E 15 E 17 E 21 NE 24 NE 28 NE 31 $$ FORECASTER...MOORE REQUESTED BY...BARKER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100301.FISHR.01/GSP