FNUS72 KGSP 271140 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPT 198...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 740 AM EDT SAT MAR 27 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... COOLER HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION TODAY...BUT ONLY BRIEFLY BEFORE ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN AGAIN EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH A WARMING TREND THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. RH COULD BRIEFLY DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT LATE THIS AFTN BUT SHOULD QUICKLY COME UP TOWARD SUNSET AS MOISTURE BEGINS TO MOVE IN FROM THE SE. WINDS SHOULD STAY UP TONIGHT AND MAY EVEN BE HIGHER THAN FCST AS STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE W. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3000-4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 15 TO 21 MPH. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............10 16 29 35 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................47 55 60 63 MIN HUMIDITY........58 43 36 32 WIND (20 FT)........E 7 E 7 E 7 E 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........2200 3400 3700 3700 TRANSPORT WINDS.....E 18 E 17 E 17 E 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1400 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 17 TO 26 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 26 TO 29 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............42 48 54 60 66 72 WEATHER COV......... S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP................63 60 55 51 48 48 MIN HUMIDITY........34 41 51 66 82 87 WIND (20 FT)........E 6 E 5 SE 6 SE 5 SE 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........3500 2700 1400 300 400 500 TRANSPORT WINDS.....E 17 SE 22 SE 24 SE 26 S 29 S 28 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2800-4600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 23 TO 32 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 33 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............81 86 75 79 82 83 WEATHER COV.........S CHC LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................48 49 56 62 66 67 MIN HUMIDITY........91 93 70 64 60 58 WIND (20 FT)........E 5 E 6 SE 6 SE 6 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........500 600 1600 2800 4400 4500 TRANSPORT WINDS.....S 25 S 23 S 24 S 26 S 29 S 32 $$ FORECASTER...BRUCE REQUESTED BY...BILL HAMMOND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100327.COMPT.01/GSP