FNUS72 KGSP 041426 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR HORN TRACT...NCFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 926 AM EST MON FEB 4 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE IN CONTROL TODAY BEFORE A WEAK COLD FRONT PUSHES INTO THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TUESDAY. DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER PATTERN WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WHEN MOISTURE WILL BE INCREASING FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2200-2700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO 14 TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............73 76 78 79 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................39 44 47 44 RH..................51 41 38 44 20 FT WIND..........S 2 SW 5 SW 6 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........2000 2700 2600 2200 TRANSPORT WIND......W 8 SW 12 SW 16 SW 20 LVORI...............2 2 2 2 ADI.................20 25 37 39 COMMENT: NEW MODEL DATA SUPPORTS INCREASING THE BURN CATEGORY TO 2 THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 TO 22 MPH...DECREASING TO 3 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............80 78 72 66 64 67 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................42 38 35 33 32 31 RH..................50 63 73 79 85 93 20 FT WIND..........SW 5 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........1700 400 300 300 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 21 SW 9 SW 8 SW 7 SW 6 SW 5 LVORI...............2 2 3 4 5 6 ADI.................14 10 9 5 4 3 HAZARD VTEC 1....... HAZARD VTEC 2....... HAZARD VTEC 3....... .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2800-3800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 18 TO 25 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............70 68 62 55 50 47 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................30 34 44 54 58 58 RH..................97 83 56 42 37 39 20 FT WIND..........W 2 W 2 SW 2 SW 4 SW 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........200 500 1000 2900 3800 3800 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 3 SW 3 SW 7 W 18 W 25 W 23 LVORI...............8 5 3 1 1 1 ADI.................2 2 3 58 92 84 HAZARD VTEC 1....... HAZARD VTEC 2....... HAZARD VTEC 3....... $$ FORECASTER...GABRIC REQUESTED BY...BETH PLUMMER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130204.HORNT.01/GSP