FNUS72 KGSP 302219 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR BALDS...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 619 PM EDT TUE MAR 30 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL LOW LOCATED NORTHEAST OF THE AREA WILL MOVE OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC OCEAN THROUGH THURSDAY AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. THIS RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN THIRD OF THE COUNTRY THROUGH SATURDAY...WEAKEN BRIEFLY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...THEN BUILD BACK IN FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2800-4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............5 7 8 9 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................48 56 61 63 MIN HUMIDITY........35 24 16 12 WIND (20 FT)........NW 4 NW 4 NW 5 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)........1000 2100 3500 3800 TRANSPORT WINDS.....NW 9 W 12 W 12 W 13 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-3100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-900 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 1 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............8 6 5 5 2 1 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................62 56 52 50 48 46 MIN HUMIDITY........16 40 52 53 47 46 WIND (20 FT)........NW 5 NW 2 NW 1 NW 2 NW 2 NW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........3100 1300 600 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WINDS.....NW 9 NW 2 NW 1 NW 2 NW 3 NW 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 7 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2800-3900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............1 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................44 46 54 60 64 65 MIN HUMIDITY........43 37 32 30 28 28 WIND (20 FT)........NW 2 N 2 N 2 NE 2 S 2 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 700 1900 3700 3800 TRANSPORT WINDS.....NW 5 NW 3 N 3 N 3 SW 5 SW 7 $$ FORECASTER...KIMBALL REQUESTED BY...JOHN BROOKS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100331.BALDS.02/GSP