FNUS72 KGSP 171210 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR BAMBOO PATCH...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 710 AM EST THU FEB 17 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EST ON FEBRUARY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST THROUGH FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL THEN CROSS THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BRIEFLY BUILDING IN FROM THE NORTH ON SATURDAY. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........62 AT IGNITION...MAX 65. RH..................49 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2800-4000 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............50 43 35 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TEMP................62 63 60 RH..................49 44 49 20 FT WIND..........S 5 S 6 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........3000 3700 3000 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 22 SW 22 SW 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44. RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 18 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 7 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............31 26 25 25 25 26 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................57 53 50 48 47 46 RH..................56 66 73 80 83 85 20 FT WIND..........S 4 S 2 SW 2 SW 1 W 2 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........2000 700 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......S 18 S 15 SW 15 SW 16 SW 14 W 9 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70. RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2700-4600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 26 TO 31 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............27 27 26 26 29 36 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................45 50 59 66 69 68 RH..................85 73 59 46 41 43 20 FT WIND..........W 4 W 5 W 6 W 7 W 8 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........300 800 2000 3300 4200 4600 TRANSPORT WIND......W 7 W 17 W 31 W 30 W 29 W 29 $$ FORECASTER...TOMKO REQUESTED BY...ANDY PASCARELLA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110217.BAMBO.01/GSP