FNUS72 KGSP 111313 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR BR WUI PILES...KINGS MOUNTAIN NMP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 813 AM EST THU MAR 11 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON MARCH 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST...AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK. THIS LOW IS EXPECTED TO LINGER OVER THE CAROLINA COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND BEFORE MOVING OFFSHORE. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD BACK OVER THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............100 99 98 98 97 WEATHER COV.........LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................54 57 60 60 60 MIN HUMIDITY........81 74 69 69 70 WIND (20 FT)........NE 3 NE 3 E 3 NE 2 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........1500 1900 2300 2400 2100 TRANSPORT WINDS.....S 10 S 9 SW 5 S 7 S 12 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING EAST 3 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............97 96 92 89 85 82 WEATHER COV.........DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................58 57 55 54 53 53 MIN HUMIDITY........73 79 84 87 90 93 WIND (20 FT)........NE 3 NE 4 NE 3 NE 2 N 2 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........1700 1100 500 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WINDS.....SE 13 SE 12 SE 8 E 5 E 5 E 7 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3600-5300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 9 TO 16 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............79 81 84 87 89 88 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP................51 56 62 66 69 69 MIN HUMIDITY........98 85 71 61 57 57 WIND (20 FT)........E 2 E 2 E 2 NE 2 NE 3 E 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)........500 1300 2700 4100 5000 5300 TRANSPORT WINDS.....E 9 E 12 E 14 E 14 E 14 E 16 .OUTLOOK... MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL. $$ FORECASTER...LEE REQUESTED BY...CHRIS REVELS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100311.BRWUI.01/GSP