FNUS72 KGSP 201012 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR STONY FORK FIRE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 612 AM EDT TUE APR 20 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0538 EDT ON APRIL 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SLIDE ACROSS THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST TODAY. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE NORTHEAST TONIGHT...REACHING THE MID ATLANTIC COAST EARLY WEDNESDAY. A GRADUALLY WARMING AND MOISTENING SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE LAST HALF OF THE WEEK AS A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND MID MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4100-4800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH LATE. RAINFALL............0.40 INCHES TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............78 82 87 94 99 98 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................40 42 49 54 57 58 MIN HUMIDITY........79 74 61 51 47 50 WIND (20 FT)........SE 1 S 2 S 2 SW 3 S 2 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 5 TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW 6 SW 8 SW 12 SW 9 S 6 SW 14 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-4200 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 400-2000 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH. RAINFALL............0.25 INCHES TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............97 96 99 100 100 87 WEATHER COV.........DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................57 52 48 46 43 41 MIN HUMIDITY........55 63 74 85 95 99 WIND (20 FT)........S 3 S 2 S 2 SW 2 W 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW 18 S 16 SW 12 W 9 NW 13 NW 16 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3200-5100 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 TO 24 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............77 74 62 47 35 35 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP................40 42 49 55 58 59 MIN HUMIDITY........100 96 73 54 44 42 WIND (20 FT)........NW 4 NW 4 NW 6 NW 7 NW 8 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 15 15 15 20 TRANSPORT WINDS.....NW 21 NW 24 NW 24 NW 23 NW 20 NW 18 $$ FORECASTER...DIXON REQUESTED BY...MARKCLERE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100420.STONY.01/GSP