FNUS72 KGSP 251135 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPT 218...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 735 AM EDT THU MAR 25 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MOISTURE WILL BE INCREASING TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WITH IT/S ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE AREA ON FRIDAY. COOLER HIGH PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP INTO THE AREA SATURDAY BEFORE ANOTHER MOIST COLD FRONT AFFECTS THE REGION ON SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4700-5200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTH 15 TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............53 59 74 89 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................54 62 66 67 MIN HUMIDITY........71 55 47 48 WIND (20 FT)........S 3 S 5 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........1400 2500 3600 4700 TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW 9 SW 15 SW 20 S 23 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 22 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............96 100 100 100 100 79 WEATHER COV.........S CHC CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................66 61 57 55 52 51 MIN HUMIDITY........52 65 78 88 96 99 WIND (20 FT)........S 6 SW 5 S 5 SW 5 SW 6 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........3600 300 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WINDS.....S 22 S 17 S 15 SW 14 SW 14 W 14 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4600-5100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 16 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............68 58 54 48 43 45 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP................49 51 59 64 68 69 MIN HUMIDITY........98 85 61 48 40 38 WIND (20 FT)........W 7 W 7 W 7 W 6 NW 6 N 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........400 400 1400 2500 3500 4600 TRANSPORT WINDS.....W 14 W 15 W 15 NW 14 NW 15 NW 15 $$ FORECASTER...BRUCE REQUESTED BY...BILL HAMMOND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100325.COMPT.01/GSP