FNUS72 KGSP 271232 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR LATTA...MECKLENBURG COUNTY P&R NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 832 AM EDT TUE APR 27 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A BROAD UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LINGER OVER THE AREA TODAY. AS THAT SYSTEM MOVES OFF THE EAST COAST...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY AND LINGER INTO THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT) THIS MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM MIDDAY THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 T0 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5900-7200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 18 MPH. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............53 65 69 72 WEATHER COV......... SCTTRD CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TEMP................61 65 67 66 MIN HUMIDITY........55 46 42 41 WIND (20 FT)........W 7 W 8 W 9 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......5400-6600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH...DECREASING TO 8 TO 9 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............74 77 62 41 26 21 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE........TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM NONE NONE TEMP................65 58 52 48 45 42 MIN HUMIDITY........42 52 65 73 83 86 WIND (20 FT)........NW 7 NW 6 NW 6 NW 7 NW 7 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...DIXON REQUESTED BY...CHRISTA ROGERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100427.LATTA.01/GSP