FNUS72 KGSP 181134 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR BAMBOO PATCH...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 734 AM EDT FRI MAR 18 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON MARCH 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTH TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...CROSSING THE REGION ON SATURDAY. A COOL WEDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEKEND. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK...WITH ANOTHER FRONT LIKELY REACHING THE AREA FROM THE NORTH MID TO LATE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2900-4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 26 TO 35 MPH...DECREASING TO 21 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............2 4 7 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TEMP................74 79 79 RH..................33 29 28 20 FT WIND..........W 5 W 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........3600 4400 4500 TRANSPORT WIND......W 23 W 21 W 21 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1600 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH...DECREASING TO 8 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............7 9 11 10 7 10 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................77 69 63 59 56 53 RH..................31 43 53 61 69 82 20 FT WIND..........W 5 W 4 W 3 W 3 NW 2 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........3700 2200 900 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......W 20 W 14 NW 13 NW 12 NW 8 NW 8 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5100-6400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 3 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............15 23 30 37 44 52 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP................50 52 61 69 73 75 RH..................94 93 71 56 46 44 20 FT WIND..........NW 3 NW 4 N 5 N 3 NE 1 E 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 1900 3500 5100 5900 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 8 NW 8 N 13 N 8 N 3 SW 3 $$ FORECASTER...KRENTZ REQUESTED BY...ANDY PASCARELLA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110318.BAMBO.01/GSP