FNUS72 KGSP 261847 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR SOMO 18 RX...NCDENR-DIV. OF PARKS AND REC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 147 PM EST SUN FEB 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 EST ON FEBRUARY 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...DRY TODAY... .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CAROLINAS WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST OVER THE ATLANTIC ON MONDAY. EXPECT A MOIST SOUTHERN STREAM DISTURBANCE TO CROSS SOUTHERN GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST ON MONDAY. AN ACTIVE COLD FRONT WILL ADVANCE TOWARD THE MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN TO THE REGION ON THURSDAY BEFORE ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM AFFECTS THE FORECAST AREA AT THE START OF NEXT WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 49. RH..................29 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 MPH. TIME (EST) 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............14 11 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE TEMP................48 48 RH..................29 29 20 FT WIND..........SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........3200 3600 TRANSPORT WIND......S 13 S 13 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37. RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH BECOMING LIGHT DOWNSLOPE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 MPH BECOMING WEST 2. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............13 15 16 17 26 43 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................45 42 41 39 38 37 RH..................36 41 46 51 55 60 20 FT WIND..........SE4 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........1400 300 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......S 8 NW5 NW2 W 2 W 2 W 3 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55. RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WINDS EARLY IN THE MORNING... BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 1 TO 2 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............60 70 72 66 60 54 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP................37 41 47 52 55 54 RH..................68 63 55 51 50 52 20 FT WIND..........NW 2 SW 1 SW 1 S 1 S 2 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST..... MIX HGT (FT)........300 400 800 1100 1500 2200 TRANSPORT WIND......W 3 W 2 NW 1 NW 3 W 6 SW 8 $$ FORECASTER...TOMKO REQUESTED BY...ALLEN ROGERS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120226.SOMO1.03/GSP