FNUS72 KGSP 242130 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR STEEL TRAP...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 530 PM EDT WED MAR 24 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY AND MILD HIGH PRESSURE WILL GIVE WAY TO AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM THURSDAY...AND AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ON FRIDAY. COOLER HIGH PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP INTO THE AREA SATURDAY BEFORE ANOTHER MOIST COLD FRONT AFFECTS THE REGION AGAIN ON SUNDAY. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH...INCREASING TO 13 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400-3700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 16 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 33 TO 41 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............63 70 74 80 85 89 WEATHER COV......... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................43 45 50 54 57 58 MIN HUMIDITY........81 81 72 66 61 59 WIND (20 FT)........S 3 S 3 S 5 S 7 S 10 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 15 25 20 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 1300 2400 3700 3500 TRANSPORT WINDS.....S 8 S 16 S 28 S 38 S 41 SW 36 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS...WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1400-3200 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 1200-1900 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH...BECOMING WEST 23 TO 32 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............93 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................57 55 52 50 49 46 MIN HUMIDITY........61 70 77 83 87 92 WIND (20 FT)........S 8 S 5 S 5 SW 5 SW 6 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)........3200 2700 2200 1700 1200 1700 TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW 35 S 24 S 23 SW 28 SW 32 W 28 $$ FORECASTER...MCAVOY REQUESTED BY...BRIAN BROWNING TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100325.STEEL.01/GSP