FNUS72 KGSP 162035 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR FONTANA 2...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 335 PM EST WED FEB 16 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST THROUGH FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BRIEFLY BUILDING IN FROM THE NORTH ON SATURDAY. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDS EARLY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2600-3200 FT AGL IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 24 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............75 69 59 46 42 39 WEATHER COV.........PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE........FOG FOG FOG NONE NONE NONE TEMP................39 41 47 56 60 60 RH..................95 94 83 61 52 50 20 FT WIND..........SE 2 SE 2 S 4 S 6 S 7 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........400 700 1700 2700 3100 2900 TRANSPORT WIND......S 17 S 17 S 18 S 23 S 24 SW 22 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 29 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............36 32 25 14 13 22 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................56 50 49 47 47 46 RH..................61 80 86 86 84 83 20 FT WIND..........S 5 S 1 SE 1 E 2 E 2 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 MIX HGT (FT)........2300 1800 1300 900 700 500 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 21 SW 20 SW 22 SW 26 SW 29 SW 28 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3900-4900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 22 TO 28 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............31 29 16 22 40 71 WEATHER COV......... S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP................45 49 57 63 65 64 RH..................85 78 67 58 55 59 20 FT WIND..........NE 1 N 1 NW 2 W 5 W 6 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 MIX HGT (FT)........400 1000 2300 3500 4400 4900 TRANSPORT WIND......W 25 W 23 W 22 W 25 W 28 W 25 $$ FORECASTER...GABRIC REQUESTED BY...SCOTT HAAS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110217.FONTA.01/GSP