FNUS72 KGSP 291609 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR CANADIAN TOP...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1209 PM EDT THU APR 29 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1015 EDT ON APRIL 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...GRADUAL INCREASE IN MOISTURE... .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. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........62 AT IGNITION...MAX 70. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 15 TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 2800-4400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH...INCREASING TO 20 TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............8 15 13 22 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................58 64 68 69 MIN HUMIDITY........52 43 36 34 WIND (20 FT)........S 5 SW 5 SW 6 SW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 20 .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS (20%) AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....56. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-3400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH...DECREASING TO 10 TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. INVERSION...........DEEP INVERION LOWERING FROM 5700 FEET MSL TO 4900 FEET MSL. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............28 26 38 56 69 69 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................69 65 62 60 58 56 MIN HUMIDITY........37 49 62 72 78 86 WIND (20 FT)........S 7 S 5 S 5 S 5 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 10 15 15 15 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS (40%). A SLIGHT CHANCE (20%) OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS (40%) IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH BY AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2700-3600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 23 MPH...INCREASING TO 28 TO 37 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. INVERSION...........4900 FT MSL BREAKING BY 0900 EDT. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............70 71 71 71 71 72 WEATHER COV.........S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TEMP................56 58 64 68 71 72 MIN HUMIDITY........91 83 70 62 59 58 WIND (20 FT)........S 6 S 6 S 7 S 9 SW 10 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 20 20 25 $$ FORECASTER...TOMKO REQUESTED BY...LOVELAND TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100430.CANAD.01/GSP