FNUS72 KGSP 291215 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR SAWTOOTH SOMO 17 RX...NCDENR-DIV. OF PARKS AND REC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 815 AM EDT THU APR 29 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON APRIL 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...DRY TODAY... .DISCUSSION... A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY SLIDE EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST TODAY...THEN OFF THE EAST COAST BY FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN DEVELOP WEST OF THE REGION OVER THE WEEKEND AND APPROACH THE MOUNTAINS BY SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 72. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5400-6100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 2 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............7 8 9 9 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................55 64 69 71 MIN HUMIDITY........46 34 28 27 WIND (20 FT)........SE 2 S 3 S 5 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....50. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING... BECOMING LIGHT DOWNSLOPE AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-4800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. INVERSION SETUP.....MIDNIGHT EDT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............11 12 10 8 7 5 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................70 64 59 56 54 52 MIN HUMIDITY........28 35 46 56 69 73 WIND (20 FT)........SW 6 SW 4 SW 3 NW 3 NW 3 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....77. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2300-3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 8 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 21 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. INVERSION BURNOFF...0900 EDT. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............2 0 0 0 0 5 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................51 55 64 71 75 76 MIN HUMIDITY........76 65 50 41 34 33 WIND (20 FT)........NW 2 NW 1 SE 5 S 6 S 6 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 15 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...TOMKO REQUESTED BY...DOUG SPROUSE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100429.SAWTO.01/GSP