FNUS72 KGSP 121424 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR CANADIAN TOP...NPS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1024 AM EDT MON APR 12 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH FROM VIRGINIA AND ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA TODAY. VERY DRY AIR WILL REMAIN OVER THE MOUNTAINS. BASED ON LOCAL BALLOON RELEASES...HUMIDITY VALUES ABOVE 2500 FEET MAY FALL WELL INTO THE TEENS AGAIN TODAY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT... BUT SHOULD INCREASE OUT OF THE EAST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH A COMBINATION OF UP VALLEY FLOW AND AN INCREASING EASTERLY FLOW BEHIND THE DRY FRONT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD OVER THE AREA THROUGH MID WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 8 MPH. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............15 23 25 26 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................58 63 66 66 MIN HUMIDITY........35 27 24 24 WIND (20 FT)........NE 4 NE 4 NE 3 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............27 28 27 25 24 26 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................65 59 53 50 47 44 MIN HUMIDITY........26 36 55 69 75 80 WIND (20 FT)........E 2 E 2 SE 2 S 2 S 3 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 10 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5200-6800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............29 31 31 30 30 32 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................43 46 55 61 66 67 MIN HUMIDITY........79 65 47 38 33 34 WIND (20 FT)........S 3 S 3 SW 3 SW 3 SW 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...MCAVOY REQUESTED BY...NPS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100412.CANAD.01/GSP