FNUS72 KGSP 231832 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR HOSPITAL ROCK TRAIL...SC FORESTRY COMMISSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 132 PM EST MON FEB 23 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1310 EST ON FEBRUARY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A LARGE AREA OF DRY HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY CROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE WEST THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3100-4800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EST) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........0 1 2 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 46 41 RH..............25 25 30 20 FT WIND......SW 3 W 5 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....4600 4700 4000 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 9 NW 7 NW 7 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 9 NW 7 NW 7 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22. MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH UNTIL SUNSET...THEN BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 500-1000 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 4 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............38 33 30 27 26 24 RH..............34 41 50 56 58 60 20 FT WIND......N 4 N 5 N 2 N 2 N 1 N 1 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)....3100 1900 1000 800 600 500 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 7 NW 9 NW 10 NW 10 NW 12 NW 12 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 7 NW 9 NW 10 NW 10 NW 12 NW 12 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2900-3400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........10 17 24 37 45 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............23 28 38 44 48 47 RH..............65 50 35 27 24 25 20 FT WIND......N 1 NW 1 S 2 S 5 S 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)....900 1500 2400 2900 3200 3400 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 10 NW 9 NW 6 W 5 W 6 SW 8 TRANSPORT WIND..NW 10 NW 9 NW 6 W 5 W 6 SW 8 $$ FORECASTER...KRENTZ REQUESTED BY...MIKE BOZZO TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090223.HOSPI.02/GSP