FNUS72 KGSP 121954 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR BALDWIN GAP...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 354 PM EDT THU APR 12 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1538 EDT ON APRIL 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... TEMPERATURES WILL STEADILY WARM AS A SURFACE RIDGE REMAINS OVER THE REGION THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE SURFACE HIGH WILL MOVE OFFSHORE ON FRIDAY WHICH SHOULD BRING WIND DIRECTION AROUND TO THE SOUTH... ALONG WITH AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE. AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY SHOULD NOT BE QUITE AS LOW FRIDAY OR SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST ON TUESDAY AND MOVE OVER THE AREA EARLY WEDNESDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT DOWNSLOPE THROUGH LATE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500-6200 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............5 4 5 6 7 7 WEATHER COV......... AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE FROST FROST TEMP................61 54 43 37 33 31 RH..................25 27 45 65 80 86 20 FT WIND..........NW 6 NW 4 N 2 N 2 NW 1 SW 0 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........6200 5500 2000 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 5 W 3 W 6 W 8 W 9 NW 12 LVORI...............2 2 2 3 3 4 ADI.................21 2 3 4 4 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5500-6500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............11 18 19 21 23 26 WEATHER COV.........AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE........FROST FROST NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................29 30 49 59 63 65 RH..................93 92 50 31 25 24 20 FT WIND..........SW 1 N 2 N 4 NE 4 S 3 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 10 10 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 3500 5500 6400 6500 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 12 NW 10 NW 7 NW 5 W 3 SW 3 LVORI...............5 4 2 2 2 2 ADI.................5 11 24 20 16 16 .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4400-6200 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 15 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 13 TO 16 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............28 30 20 14 14 18 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................64 61 55 49 45 44 RH..................26 32 44 59 67 70 20 FT WIND..........SE 5 SE 5 S 4 S 3 S 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........6200 5600 3300 1500 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......S 6 S 12 S 14 S 15 S 16 SW 14 LVORI...............2 2 2 3 3 3 ADI.................26 8 6 7 7 6 $$ FORECASTER...MOORE REQUESTED BY...JOHN BROOKS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120412.BALDW.01/GSP