FNUS72 KGSP 171206 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR RICH MOUNTAIN...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 706 AM EST THU FEB 17 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2700-4300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 10 MPH EARLY...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............74 59 48 41 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................54 59 62 61 RH..................65 54 48 45 20 FT WIND..........SW 3 SW 4 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........2700 3100 3600 4300 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 18 SW 21 SW 22 SW 21 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT WEST. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 17 MPH EARLY...DECREASING TO AROUND 7 MPH OVERNIGHT. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............33 28 27 25 25 26 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................56 53 50 49 47 46 RH..................57 67 72 77 80 84 20 FT WIND..........S 5 S 3 SW 2 SW 2 W 2 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)........1600 300 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 17 SW 14 SW 13 SW 10 W 8 W 8 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3200-4700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 8 MPH...INCREASING TO 24 TO 30 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............27 26 25 24 26 33 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................45 50 59 66 68 68 RH..................85 71 56 45 41 43 20 FT WIND..........W 6 W 6 W 7 W 8 W 9 W 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 15 15 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)........300 800 1900 3300 4200 4700 TRANSPORT WIND......W 6 W 16 W 30 W 30 W 28 W 28 $$ FORECASTER...GERAPETRITIS REQUESTED BY...ANDY PASCARELLA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110217.RICHM.05/GSP