FNUS72 KGSP 281030 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE MTN...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 630 AM EDT THU MAR 28 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON MARCH 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MINIMUM RH VALUES ARE FORECAST TO FALL INTO THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE ACRS MUCH OF THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL UNDER RED FLAG CRITERIA. ALSO...FINE FUEL MOISTURE LEVELS ARE STILL FAIRLY WET. SO NO FIRE DANGER STATEMENTS OR RFW PRODUCTS ARE EXPECTED FOR TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST THROUGH THE END OF WORKWEEK...RESULTING IN A WARMING TREND. A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA ON SUNDAY AND CROSSES THE CAROLINAS...STALLING OUT ALONG THE GULF COAST ON MONDAY. A LOW DEVELOPS IN THE GULF MIDWEEK AND BEGINS TO MOVE NORTH ALONG THE STALLED FRONT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...INITIALLY NORTH TO NORTHWEST BUT BECOMING WEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO NEAR 7000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 21 MPH. TIME (EDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............18 12 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TEMP................53 57 58 RH..................30 25 23 20 FT WIND..........W 5 W 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........6600 6800 6800 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 16 NW 20 NW 21 LVORI...............1 1 1 ADI.................77 97 103 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......ABOUT 6500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH...DECREASING TO 9 TO 10 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............0 0 0 0 0 11 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................57 52 48 44 41 39 RH..................24 31 39 46 51 54 20 FT WIND..........W 6 W 5 W 4 NW 4 NW 3 NW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........6500 6000 2900 800 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 21 NW 20 NW 16 NW 14 NW 12 NW 9 LVORI...............1 1 1 2 2 2 ADI.................101 90 52 6 5 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6100-7100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............22 32 41 51 60 63 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................38 37 45 51 57 59 RH..................57 57 46 39 31 31 20 FT WIND..........NW 3 NW 2 NW 2 W 2 W 4 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 2700 5000 7100 6500 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 8 NW 7 W 6 W 8 W 12 W 14 LVORI...............3 3 2 1 1 1 ADI.................4 3 3 33 40 47 $$ FORECASTER...WIMBERLEY REQUESTED BY...ANDREW PASCARELLA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130328.PINEM.01/GSP