FNUS72 KGSP 131057 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR SANDY FORD...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 657 AM EDT SUN MAR 13 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EDT ON MARCH 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE DOWN FROM THE NORTH AND BECOME STATIONARY LATER TODAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK SLOWLY ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH ALONG THE STATIONARY FRONT MONDAY AND TUESDAY. ON WEDNESDAY...THE LOW WILL LIFT NORTHEAST OVER THE MID ATLANTIC REGION. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD BACK OVER THE FORECAST AREA DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK AND LINGER INTO THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5800-6900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 29 MPH...BECOMING WEST 12 TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............52 59 66 70 71 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................50 60 67 71 71 RH..................63 49 38 33 33 20 FT WIND..........NW 3 W 3 W 4 W 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........1200 3200 5800 6300 6900 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 23 W 16 W 14 W 13 W 12 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............71 72 74 77 79 85 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................69 62 58 55 52 50 RH..................36 47 57 66 74 81 20 FT WIND..........W 5 W 2 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........7100 2700 1100 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......W 10 NW 9 NW 7 W 5 SW 3 SW 6 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400-2800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............90 96 90 84 79 83 WEATHER COV.........S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................48 48 52 55 57 57 RH..................87 85 76 67 64 62 20 FT WIND..........N 2 NE 2 E 3 E 4 SE 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 1700 2500 2600 2800 TRANSPORT WIND......S 7 S 6 SE 9 SE 12 S 13 S 12 $$ FORECASTER...BRUCE REQUESTED BY...ANDY PASCARELLA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110313.SANDY.01/GSP