FNUS72 KGSP 271419 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR MITCHELL...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1019 AM EDT WED MAY 27 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1007 EDT ON MAY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL TRACK NORTHEAST AND CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH LATE WEEK. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA FRIDAY..BEFORE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. NUMEROUS SHOWERS. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4300-5400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............94 93 92 93 WEATHER COV.........NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................70 73 75 75 RH..................79 72 68 68 20 FT WIND..........SSW 5 SSW 5 SSW 5 SSW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........3000 3900 4800 5200 TRANSPORT WIND......S 10 S 12 S 12 S 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-5000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 1400-3000 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............95 97 96 94 93 88 WEATHER COV.........NUMRUS CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................74 71 67 65 63 62 RH..................70 78 86 90 95 98 20 FT WIND..........SSW 3 SSW 2 SSW 2 SSW 2 SSW 2 SSW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........5000 4100 3000 2100 1400 1400 TRANSPORT WIND......S 8 S 7 S 6 S 5 SW 5 SW 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4000-5300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............81 76 73 70 67 70 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................61 65 71 76 78 79 RH..................100 89 74 63 57 55 20 FT WIND..........SW 2 SW 2 SW 3 SW 4 SW 5 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)........1900 2800 3400 4000 4400 5000 TRANSPORT WIND......W 6 W 6 W 8 W 9 W 10 W 9 $$ FORECASTER...TOMKO REQUESTED BY...JOHN TOMKO TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20090527.MITCH.01/GSP