FNUS72 KGSP 241302 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR OAKEY KNOB FIRE...NCDFR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 902 AM EDT SAT JUL 24 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0850 EDT ON JULY 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE EAST COAST WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTH ON MONDAY AND AFFECT THE AREA INTO MID WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5300-6900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............27 34 44 51 46 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP................77 85 92 96 96 MIN HUMIDITY........81 63 48 39 38 WIND (20 FT)........W 2 W 2 W 3 SW 5 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)........400 2200 4200 6400 6700 TRANSPORT WINDS.....W 5 W 5 W 6 SW 7 SW 10 TRANSPORT WINDS.....W 5 W 5 W 6 SW 7 SW 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 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 8 TO 16 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............39 35 29 21 16 17 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE NONE NONE TEMP................94 88 82 79 76 74 MIN HUMIDITY........43 56 69 77 83 87 WIND (20 FT)........SW 5 SW 3 SW 2 SW 2 W 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........4700 300 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW 14 SW 16 SW 16 W 14 W 12 W 9 TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW 14 SW 16 SW 16 W 14 W 12 W 9 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5400-6800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............19 21 34 51 64 65 WEATHER COV......... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP................73 77 85 91 95 95 MIN HUMIDITY........90 81 65 51 42 40 WIND (20 FT)........W 2 SW 1 W 2 W 3 SW 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 2500 4700 6800 5900 TRANSPORT WINDS.....W 8 W 7 W 8 W 9 W 10 W 10 TRANSPORT WINDS.....W 8 W 7 W 8 W 9 W 10 W 10 $$ FORECASTER...DIXON REQUESTED BY...MATT BARKER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100724.OAKEY.01/GSP