FNUS72 KGSP 201631
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR STONY FORK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1231 PM EDT TUE APR 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1222 EDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE NORTHEAST FROM OUR AREA TO
THE MID ATLANTIC COAST ON 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). SHOWERS...MAINLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5100-5500 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 17
                    MPH LATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 17
                    MPH LATE.

TIME (EDT)          NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............91     97     98
WEATHER COV.........NUMRUS LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................54     57     57
                    MIN HUMIDITY........56     51     52
WIND (20 FT)........SW 4   SW 5   S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      10     10
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW 9   S 6    SW 14

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS UNTIL EARLY
                    MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.
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.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............98     99     98     98     95     84
WEATHER COV.........DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................55     51     48     46     43     41
                    MIN HUMIDITY........59     69     78     87     95     100
WIND (20 FT)........S 3    S 2    SW 2   W 2    W 2    NW 4
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.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 18 TO 24 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............77     68     55     48     38     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 5   NW 5   NW 8   NW 9   NW 8   NW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10     15     15     15     20
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NW 21  NW 24  NW 24  NW 23  NW 20  NW 18

$$
FORECASTER...BRUCE
REQUESTED BY...MARK CLERE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100420.STONY.02/GSP