FNUS72 KGSP 181534 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR WOLF KNOB...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1034 AM EST FRI FEB 18 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1040 EST ON FEBRUARY 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST TODAY...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BRIEFLY BUILDING IN FROM THE NORTH ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. CLOUD COVER AND SYNOPTIC SCALE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO MINIMIMZE DIURNAL TERRAIN WINDS...OTHER THAN CHANNELING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT)...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. TEMPERATURE.........58 AT IGNITION...MAX 61. RH..................58 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 7 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUST TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 2000-2600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 12 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............21 48 65 72 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................57 59 61 60 RH..................57 61 65 69 20 FT WIND..........W 5 W 6 W 6 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)........2600 2400 2200 2000 TRANSPORT WIND......W 20 W 16 W 13 W 12 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATER IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42. RH..................MAX 99 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT FROPM THE NORTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............79 77 75 73 68 59 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE TEMP................54 50 48 46 45 43 RH..................79 88 95 99 98 95 20 FT WIND..........NW 4 NW 3 N 2 N 2 N 2 N 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........2400 2000 800 500 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 8 NW 6 NW 6 NW 5 N 5 N 5 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60. RH..................MIN 26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT NORTH WINDS...BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...DECREASING TO 5 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2600-4500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............49 45 46 47 47 46 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................42 46 53 57 59 59 RH..................76 56 42 32 27 26 20 FT WIND..........N 2 N 4 N 5 N 6 N 5 N 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 15 15 15 5 MIX HGT (FT)........500 1600 3500 4200 4500 4500 TRANSPORT WIND......N 5 N 8 N 14 N 14 N 14 N 13 $$ FORECASTER...TOMKO REQUESTED BY...GREG BROOKS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110218.WOLFK.01/GSP