FNUS72 KGSP 011428 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR POTNECK ROAD...NCDFR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 928 AM EST MON MAR 1 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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. SKY WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY TODAY. HIGH TEMPERATURE SHOULD BE AROUND 50 DEGREES AND THE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AROUND 34 PERCENT. THE VENTILATION RATE WILL REACH A MAXIMUM OF ABOUT 20000 AT 1300 HOURS... THE LOW VALUE IS MAINLY BECAUSE OF THE LIGHT TRANSPORT WINDS. .TODAY... WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2900-4800 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM WIND (20 FT)........W 2 W 3 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)........4800 4800 4000 TRANSPORT WINDS.....W 5 NW 3 NW 5 $$ FORECASTER...MOORE REQUESTED BY...BLACKWOOD TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100301.POTNE.01/GSP