FNUS72 KGSP 241757 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR CHEOAH HELISPOT...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 157 PM EDT WED MAR 24 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1530 EDT ON MARCH 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY AND MILD HIGH PRESSURE TODAY WILL GIVE WAY TO AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM ON THURSDAY IN WHICH IT/S ATTENDANT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS ON FRIDAY. COOLER HIGH PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP INTO THE AREA SATURDAY BEFORE MOISTURE RETURNS AGAIN ON SUNDAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH MIXING HEIGHT.......4800-6200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EDT) 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............30 30 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE TEMP................68 69 MIN HUMIDITY........31 31 WIND (20 FT)........SW 5 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........6000 6200 TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW 9 SW 12 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3700-4900 FT AGL EARLY...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............31 33 28 31 44 51 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................67 60 54 51 47 45 MIN HUMIDITY........34 50 64 73 81 88 WIND (20 FT)........SW 5 S 3 S 2 S 3 S 3 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........4900 2400 1000 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW 12 S 8 S 6 S 5 S 6 S 6 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL EARLY...INCREASING TO 3000-4800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............60 67 73 80 86 89 WEATHER COV......... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................43 44 52 58 62 63 MIN HUMIDITY........93 89 73 64 57 55 WIND (20 FT)........S 5 S 5 S 7 S 8 S 11 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 15 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 2100 3600 4800 4600 TRANSPORT WINDS.....S 9 S 15 S 20 S 25 S 30 S 35 $$ FORECASTER...GERAPETRITIS REQUESTED BY...TIM SOLESBEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100324.CHEOA.01/GSP