FNUS72 KGSP 311342 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR BALDS...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 942 AM EDT WED MAR 31 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD AND AMPLIFY OVER THE EAST COAST THROUGH FRIDAY...WHICH WILL KEEP HIGH PRESSURE AS THE DOMINANT PLAYER IN OUR WEATHER THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 67. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL AT IGNITION... INCREASING TO 2600-3800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 18 MPH. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............12 16 16 12 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................55 60 62 60 MIN HUMIDITY........33 30 27 31 WIND (20 FT)........NW 5 NW 7 NW 8 NW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 11 10 MIX HGT (FT)........BLW100 1400 2700 3800 TRANSPORT WINDS.....NW 13 W 9 W 9 W 13 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....40. MAX HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-700 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............9 6 5 5 2 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................59 54 49 46 43 42 MIN HUMIDITY........33 43 54 56 50 49 WIND (20 FT)........NW 3 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........2700 700 400 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WINDS.....W 12 NW 10 NW 12 NW 12 NW 9 NW 8 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....70. MIN HUMIDITY........11 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2600-3900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING EAST 3 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................41 41 50 61 67 69 MIN HUMIDITY........46 38 37 24 14 11 WIND (20 FT)........NW 2 W 2 W 2 W 2 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 100 1300 3800 3900 TRANSPORT WINDS.....NW 8 NW 7 NE 5 SE 3 S 6 SW 8 $$ FORECASTER...HORNE REQUESTED BY...JOHN BROOKS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100331.BALDS.03/GSP