FNUS72 KGSP 211317 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR GREEN KNOB...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 817 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0805 EST ON FEBRUARY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS BY TO THE NORTH TODAY...PUSHING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA BY TUESDAY MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK IN ACROSS THE EASTERN SEABOARD ON WEDNESDAY WITH ANOTHER FRONT EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE AREA LATE IN THE WEEK. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 21 TO 26 MPH...INCREASING TO 30 TO 37 MPH INTO THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............62 59 59 64 74 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................47 48 50 52 52 RH..................65 63 56 52 52 20 FT WIND..........W 11 W 12 W 12 SW 13 SW 13 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 30 35 35 35 MIX HGT (FT)........500 1400 1600 2000 2300 TRANSPORT WIND......W 21 W 31 W 31 W 33 W 37 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 17 TO 22 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH EARLY. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 28 TO 37 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 26 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............68 67 72 90 99 99 WEATHER COV......... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................50 48 46 45 44 43 RH..................65 74 84 97 100 97 20 FT WIND..........SW 14 SW 14 W 15 NW 15 NW 14 NW 13 20 FT WIND GUST.....30 35 35 35 35 30 MIX HGT (FT)........2000 1600 900 500 400 300 TRANSPORT WIND......W 31 W 28 W 32 W 36 W 36 W 30 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2800-3600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 23 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............76 60 49 37 33 37 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP................42 42 42 44 44 43 RH..................76 64 57 50 46 45 20 FT WIND..........NW 14 NW 12 NW 9 NW 8 NW 10 NW 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....30 25 20 20 25 30 MIX HGT (FT)........800 1200 1500 1700 2400 3600 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 23 NW 17 NW 15 NW 18 NW 21 W 21 $$ FORECASTER...GERAPETRITIS REQUESTED BY...JOHN BROOKS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110221.GREEN.01/GSP