FNUS72 KGSP 251250
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR OAKEY KNOB FIRE...NCDFR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
850 AM EDT SUN JUL 25 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0828 EDT ON JULY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE EAST COAST WILL KEEP HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS
OVER THE REGION TODAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE IN FROM THE NORTH
ON MONDAY AND LINGER OVER NORTH CAROLINA INTO MID WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT) AND HOT. A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE MID AND
                    LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 98.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6800-7400 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............33     35     40     50     56
WEATHER COV.........                     SCHC   CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP................78     86     93     97     97
                    MIN HUMIDITY........84     63     48     39     38
WIND (20 FT)........W 2    W 3    W 4    W 4    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)........300    2300   4400   6800   7400
TRANSPORT WINDS.....W 6    W 6    W 7    W 8    W 9
REMARKS.............PLEASE INCLUDE THE LASTEST SFC WEATHER OBSERVATION
                    WITH THE SPOT REQUEST.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............56     66     63     59     56     60
WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP................95     88     82     78     76     74
                    MIN HUMIDITY........42     55     69     78     82     86
WIND (20 FT)........W 5    W 4    W 3    W 2    NW 2   NW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10     5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)........5800   500    300    300    300    300
TRANSPORT WINDS.....W 10   W 10   W 10   W 9    W 8    NW 8

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5000-5200 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 8 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............64     67     67     68     69     70
WEATHER COV.........S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE........TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP................73     76     83     88     91     92
                    MIN HUMIDITY........89     83     69     57     48     48
WIND (20 FT)........NW 2   NW 2   NW 2   N 3    N 3    N 3
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)........300    300    2200   3900   5200   5100
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NW 8   NW 8   NW 8   W 7    W 7    SW 7

$$
FORECASTER...DIXON
REQUESTED BY...MATT BARKER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100725.OAKEY.01/GSP