FNUS72 KGSP 051201
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR LATTA...MECK CO PARK AND REC (NC)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
801 AM EDT MON APR 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL REMAIN STALLED TO OUR NORTH TODAY...WHILE HIGH
PRESSURE WILL STAY CENTERED OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST. THIS WILL RESULT
IN MUCH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES TODAY AND TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO CROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA ON
THURSDAY...FOLLOWED BY A COOLER AND DRIER AIRMASS INTO THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5800-7200 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 24 TO 29 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 8
                    MPH.

TIME (EDT)          11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).............28     31     34     41
WEATHER COV.........              S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP................76     83     86     86
                    MIN HUMIDITY........48     36     31     31
WIND (20 FT)........W 3    NW 4   W 5    SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)........2900   5800   7200   7200
TRANSPORT WINDS.....W 14   NW 10  NW 9   NW 8

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH...INCREASING TO 20 TO 21
                    MPH LATE.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............40     37     25     17     5      4
WEATHER COV.........S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........TSTORM TSTORM NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................85     77     71     68     64     61
                    MIN HUMIDITY........34     44     60     68     75     80
WIND (20 FT)........SW 5   S 3    S 3    S 3    SW 3   SW 4
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     5      5      5      5      10
MIX HGT (FT)........5900   1400   600    300    300    300
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NW 9   NW 10  W 10   SW 13  SW 16  SW 20

$$
FORECASTER...MOORE
REQUESTED BY...CHRISTA ROGERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100405.LATTA.01/GSP