FNUS72 KGSP 021923 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR FONTANA 2 RX...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 223 PM EST WED MAR 2 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEDGE SOUTH OVER THE AREA EARLY THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY AND THEN MOVE OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST SATURDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL THEN CROSS THE CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA SATURDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4100-4600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO 13 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............16 17 15 14 13 12 11 10 14 17 21 24 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................33 33 36 41 46 51 55 58 59 60 59 58 RH..................86 83 79 69 59 48 40 35 33 32 32 34 20 FT WIND DIR......SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......1 1 1 1 2 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 10 15 15 15 10 15 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.3 0.3 1.0 1.8 2.6 3.2 3.9 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.1 TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.....2 2 6 9 13 14 15 15 15 15 16 18 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH...BECOMING WEST 6 TO 8 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 1400 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 16 TO 23 MPH...DECREASING TO 3 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............28 35 44 52 66 86 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................55 48 41 39 38 37 RH..................38 49 62 68 72 75 20 FT WIND..........S 6 S 8 S 9 S 8 S 6 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 20 20 20 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)........3600 2800 2000 1900 1900 1800 TRANSPORT WIND......SE 21 SE 23 SE 20 SE 17 SE 12 SE 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND DRIZZLE EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND DRIZZLE EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2600-3500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTH 29 TO 36 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............94 97 96 95 95 95 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP................37 39 46 51 54 54 RH..................81 78 66 61 58 59 20 FT WIND..........SW 5 S 5 SW 6 SW 7 S 8 S 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 15 15 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)........1000 1200 2300 3000 3400 3500 TRANSPORT WIND......SE 6 S 16 S 29 S 33 S 36 S 35 $$ FORECASTER...LANE REQUESTED BY...SCOTT HAAS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110303.FONTA.01/GSP