FNUS72 KGSP 231229 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR OAKEY KNOB FIRE...NCDFR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 829 AM EDT FRI JUL 23 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0816 EDT ON JULY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE EAST COAST WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTH ON MONDAY...THEN STALL ACROSS THE AREA INTO MID WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 98. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 5 MPH. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............43 45 49 52 49 WEATHER COV......... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP................77 85 92 97 97 MIN HUMIDITY........84 64 50 41 40 WIND (20 FT)........NW 2 N 4 NW 3 SW 2 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 TRANSPORT WINDS.....NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 NW 3 W 2 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 6 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 6 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............46 43 43 43 43 38 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE NONE NONE TEMP................94 88 82 79 76 75 MIN HUMIDITY........43 54 68 77 82 86 WIND (20 FT)........SW 4 SW 2 SW 2 SW 1 NW 1 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 MIX HGT (FT)........4700 300 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WINDS.....W 3 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 W 6 W 6 TRANSPORT WINDS.....W 3 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 W 6 W 6 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5300-6400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............37 36 34 34 35 39 WEATHER COV......... S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TEMP................74 78 86 92 96 96 MIN HUMIDITY........89 77 60 47 39 39 WIND (20 FT)........W 2 W 1 SW 2 SW 2 SW 4 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........300 400 2300 4200 6400 6000 TRANSPORT WINDS.....W 6 W 6 W 5 W 5 SW 7 SW 10 TRANSPORT WINDS.....W 6 W 6 W 5 W 5 SW 7 SW 10 $$ FORECASTER...DIXON REQUESTED BY...MATT BARKER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100723.OAKEY.01/GSP