FNUS72 KGSP 221842 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR FONTANA 2 BURNS...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 142 PM EST TUE FEB 22 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTHWARD ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD TONIGHT...THEN MOVE SLOWLY OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST THURSDAY... WITH A COLD FRONT CROSSING THE AREA ON FRIDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING EAST 3 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............21 21 23 23 23 22 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................49 43 39 37 35 32 RH..................51 64 73 77 79 85 20 FT WIND..........NW 6 NW 5 N 4 N 2 N 2 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........4000 3000 1600 1200 700 300 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 20 NW 17 N 12 N 7 NE 3 NE 2 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2500-3500 FT AGL BY THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 1 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 9 TO 12 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............26 27 31 34 38 38 38 38 40 41 43 45 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................31 32 38 45 49 54 58 60 62 62 61 57 RH..................89 86 71 58 52 42 36 32 30 30 31 38 20 FT WIND DIR......E E E SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.3 0.3 1.4 2.5 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.0 TRANSP WIND DIR.E E SE SE SE S SW W W W W SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....2 2 2 1 2 5 7 9 10 12 10 9 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 1 TO 8 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............47 37 39 41 47 58 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................53 47 42 39 37 37 RH..................48 66 81 92 98 99 20 FT WIND..........S 3 SW 1 S 0 E 0 E 1 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........2200 1300 1100 1100 900 700 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 8 S 5 SE 2 E 1 E 1 E 1 $$ FORECASTER...GERAPETRITIS REQUESTED BY...TIM SOLESBEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110223.FONTA.01/GSP