FNUS72 KGSP 211229 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR VISITOR CENTER...KINGS MOUNTAIN NMP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 829 AM EDT SUN MAR 21 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0820 EDT ON MARCH 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY A STRONG UPPER LOW MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. THE LOW WILL MOVE EAST OF THE REGION ON TUESDAY...FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE THROUGH MID-WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2900-3900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 8 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTH 22 TO 26 MPH. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............53 68 77 90 92 WEATHER COV......... CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................48 55 60 64 65 MIN HUMIDITY........76 62 56 53 53 WIND (20 FT)........E 2 SE 3 SE 4 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)........300 2000 3200 3900 3600 TRANSPORT WINDS.....SE 3 S 14 S 20 S 21 S 28 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-3100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 23 TO 28 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 14 TO 18 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............93 95 96 98 99 88 WEATHER COV.........LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................64 60 57 55 54 52 MIN HUMIDITY........55 65 73 80 87 83 WIND (20 FT)........E 6 E 6 E 7 SE 8 SE 8 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)........3100 2400 1200 500 300 300 TRANSPORT WINDS.....SE 28 SE 18 SE 16 SE 16 SE 14 S 15 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 8200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 24 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............73 62 61 59 58 64 WEATHER COV.........DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................51 52 54 56 58 58 MIN HUMIDITY........78 70 55 47 42 39 WIND (20 FT)........S 6 SW 6 SW 7 SW 9 SW 9 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 20 25 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)........1500 3900 5400 6700 7600 8000 TRANSPORT WINDS.....S 17 SW 20 SW 23 SW 24 SW 22 SW 22 $$ FORECASTER...MCAVOY REQUESTED BY...CHRIS REVELS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100321.VISIT.01/GSP