FNUS72 KGSP 031322 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY RIDGE...NCDFR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 822 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 (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2800-3300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 16 TO 20 MPH. TIME (EST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............1 1 16 31 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................46 50 52 50 RH..................43 34 31 33 20 FT WIND..........E 7 E 8 SE 8 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....16 20 20 18 MIX HGT (FT)........1700 2800 3100 1900 TRANSPORT WIND......SE 18 SE 16 SE 16 SE 18 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31. MAX HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 20 TO 28 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............38 44 44 60 71 76 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................48 44 39 36 34 33 RH..................36 43 53 60 65 68 20 FT WIND..........E 7 E 6 E 6 E 5 E 3 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........1800 1300 600 500 500 500 TRANSPORT WIND......SE 20 SE 22 SE 22 S 24 S 26 S 28 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND DRIZZLE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 22 TO 24 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............82 80 68 81 88 91 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP................33 34 39 45 48 49 RH..................70 71 62 54 51 54 20 FT WIND..........E 3 E 4 E 4 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........800 1000 1200 1500 1800 1900 TRANSPORT WIND......S 24 S 22 S 22 S 23 S 23 S 22 $$ FORECASTER...HORNE REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL CHEEK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110303.ROCKY.01/GSP