FNUS72 KGSP 111312 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLIMS...NCDFR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 912 AM EDT MON APR 11 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... STRONG UPPER RIDGING WILL GIVE WAY A COLD FRONT TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ON THE FRONT OVER EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE THEN RETURNS FOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 16 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5500-5900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO 25 TO 32 MPH. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............51 50 52 56 WEATHER COV......... S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TEMP................74 80 82 82 RH..................60 48 42 40 20 FT WIND..........SW 6 SW 10 SW 12 SW 13 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 25 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)........3100 4100 5000 5900 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 20 SW 25 SW 30 SW 32 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 13 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-4600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 700-2400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 26 TO 32 MPH...DECREASING TO 20 TO 24 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 18 TO 21 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............59 64 71 81 94 89 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC SCTTRD SCTTRD DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE........TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM RNSHWR TEMP................81 74 68 65 61 59 RH..................42 52 65 73 80 82 20 FT WIND..........SW 12 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 SW 10 W 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....30 25 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)........4600 1900 1300 1500 2400 1300 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 32 SW 30 SW 22 SW 20 SW 24 W 21 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6300-6400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 16 TO 24 MPH...INCREASING TO 26 TO 28 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............76 76 76 76 76 64 WEATHER COV.........LIKELY CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE TEMP................57 59 63 66 66 66 RH..................81 76 60 47 39 36 20 FT WIND..........NW 8 NW 6 NW 8 NW 9 NW 9 NW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 20 20 20 25 MIX HGT (FT)........800 1000 4300 6100 6400 6300 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 17 NW 16 NW 20 NW 22 NW 23 NW 26 $$ FORECASTER...KIMBALL REQUESTED BY...TRENT DUNCAN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110411.WILLI.01/GSP