FNUS72 KGSP 182139 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR PINK BEDS...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 539 PM EDT FRI MAR 18 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MARCH 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT SOUTH TONIGHT BEFORE A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE REGION THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. A COOL WEDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND. 20 FT WINDS ARE THE GENERAL WIND FLOW. UPSLOPE...DOWNSLOPE AND UPVALLEY...DOWNVALLEY MAY BE THE PREDOMINATE WIND FLOW WHEN LIGHT WINDS ARE FORECAST DUE TO THE SOUTHWEST ASPECT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1000 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 22 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............5 5 15 20 25 28 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................71 65 60 56 52 50 RH..................39 47 57 69 79 84 20 FT WIND..........NW 5 W 4 NW 4 N 5 N 5 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)........3400 2200 1000 400 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......W 22 W 13 W 10 W 9 W 9 NW 9 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400-4100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............31 44 52 51 41 60 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................49 49 56 61 63 64 RH..................88 88 74 63 59 56 20 FT WIND..........N 5 N 5 N 5 N 5 N 5 N 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 15 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 1500 2400 2800 3600 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 9 NW 9 NW 12 N 12 NW 7 NW 6 .SATURDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 1000-1400 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............64 53 75 84 80 77 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................63 59 54 50 47 45 RH..................58 65 72 81 90 94 20 FT WIND..........N 4 N 4 N 4 N 3 E 2 SE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 5 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)........3500 2300 1400 1100 1400 1400 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 6 N 5 NE 5 E 8 E 12 SE 12 $$ FORECASTER...HINSON REQUESTED BY...JOHN BROOKS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110319.PINKB.02/GSP