FNUS72 KGSP 051238 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 134...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 838 AM EDT MON APR 5 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST ALONG WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID WEEK. TRANSPORT WIND SHOULD HAVE A STRONG WESTERLY COMPONENT BECAUSE OF THE DEEP MIXING EXPECTED BY AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH 20 FOOT WIND MIGHT HAVE SOME VARIABILITY BECAUSE OF A LEE TROUGH. WITH THE RELATIVELY DRY AIR MASS IN PLACE TODAY...EXPECT A TEMPERATURE INVERSION TO SET UP QUICKLY THIS EVENING...BEGINNING RIGHT AROUND SUNSET. BY 9 PM AT THE LATEST...THE MIXING HEIGHT SHOULD FALL TO AROUND 300 FEET AGL...AT WHICH TIME THE TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION SHOULD BE SOUTHWEST. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE REGION THURSDAY...WITH A COOLER AND DRIER AIRMASS REMAINING FOR THE END OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4800-6500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 20 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............27 26 27 34 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................73 80 86 87 MIN HUMIDITY........58 40 32 30 WIND (20 FT)........W 5 W 5 NW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........2400 4100 5500 6100 TRANSPORT WINDS.....W 16 W 15 W 14 W 12 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 17 TO 18 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............32 21 19 15 5 4 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................86 77 71 67 63 60 MIN HUMIDITY........34 45 65 72 80 86 WIND (20 FT)........SW 4 S 2 S 3 S 3 S 3 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)........4400 300 300 200 300 300 TRANSPORT WINDS.....W 8 SW 6 SW 13 SW 15 SW 15 SW 18 $$ FORECASTER...MOORE REQUESTED BY...TODD BENNETT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100405.COMPA.01/GSP