FNUS72 KGSP 031222 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR SANDY FORD...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 722 AM EST THU MAR 3 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2900-4200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 20 TO 23 MPH. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............3 2 13 36 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................47 54 58 58 RH..................46 34 28 28 20 FT WIND..........E 10 E 9 E 9 E 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)........2200 3600 4100 4000 TRANSPORT WIND......E 23 SE 22 SE 20 SE 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND DRIZZLE LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-3500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 500-1900 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 18 TO 26 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............48 55 59 68 74 77 WEATHER COV......... S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RAIN TEMP................54 49 44 41 39 38 RH..................33 42 50 55 58 61 20 FT WIND..........E 8 E 7 E 7 E 6 E 6 E 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........3500 2300 500 800 1300 1900 TRANSPORT WIND......SE 23 SE 26 SE 26 SE 25 SE 22 SE 18 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND DRIZZLE EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND DRIZZLE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 15 TO 18 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............82 85 85 90 94 96 WEATHER COV.........S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP................38 38 43 46 48 49 RH..................59 59 53 53 55 58 20 FT WIND..........E 5 E 5 E 5 E 4 E 4 E 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........1900 1900 1700 2000 2100 2000 TRANSPORT WIND......SE 17 SE 17 SE 17 S 18 S 17 S 15 $$ FORECASTER...HORNE REQUESTED BY...ANDY PASCARELLA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110303.SANDY.03/GSP