FNUS72 KGSP 031552 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR FONTANA 2 RX...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1052 AM EST THU MAR 3 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON MARCH 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA FROM THE NORTH TODAY AND SLOWLY WEAKEN BEFORE MOVING 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. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN FOR THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2800-3800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 14 TO 23 MPH. TIME (EST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............1 2 27 43 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................50 55 59 56 RH..................31 27 25 29 20 FT WIND..........SE 9 SE 9 SE 9 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)........2800 3800 3500 2900 TRANSPORT WIND......SE 23 SE 22 SE 21 SE 22 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 23 TO 29 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............47 49 44 55 59 59 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................53 46 40 37 36 35 RH..................38 49 61 68 74 78 20 FT WIND..........SE 8 SE 8 SE 10 SE 9 SE 7 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 20 20 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........2500 1900 1700 1000 800 1000 TRANSPORT WIND......SE 23 SE 25 SE 28 S 29 S 28 S 24 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND DRIZZLE UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND DRIZZLE EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2900-3700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 24 TO 32 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............71 74 66 77 84 85 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP................35 37 45 51 55 55 RH..................81 80 62 53 50 52 20 FT WIND..........SE 5 SE 5 S 5 S 5 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........700 900 1600 2900 3600 3700 TRANSPORT WIND......S 24 S 25 S 26 S 30 S 31 S 30 $$ FORECASTER...HORNE REQUESTED BY...TIM SOLESBEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110303.FONTA.02/GSP