FNUS72 KGSP 011236 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR BALDS...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 836 AM EDT THU APR 1 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE EAST COAST WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE OUR WEATHER TODAY AND FRIDAY. A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST ON SATURDAY BUT SHOULD DISSIPATE AS IT CROSSES THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK IN FOR SUNDAY AND THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. ON WEDNESDAY...ANOTHER WEAK FRONT WILL MOVE IN FROM THE WEST. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2800-3200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............5 1 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................58 65 68 68 MIN HUMIDITY........27 25 27 28 WIND (20 FT)........NE 0 SE 3 S 5 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........300 2400 3000 3200 TRANSPORT WINDS.....S 7 S 9 S 10 SW 12 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-700 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................67 63 56 51 47 45 MIN HUMIDITY........29 35 46 55 58 56 WIND (20 FT)........S 5 SW 5 W 3 W 2 W 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........2800 1500 700 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW 13 SW 13 W 13 W 10 W 8 W 6 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3000-3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO 13 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............1 5 1 0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................45 45 55 64 68 69 MIN HUMIDITY........50 42 38 26 17 16 WIND (20 FT)........W 2 SW 2 SW 2 SW 4 S 5 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 700 1800 3300 3500 TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW 3 S 3 S 6 S 9 S 13 S 15 $$ FORECASTER...DIXON REQUESTED BY...JOHN BROOKS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100401.BALDS.01/GSP