FNUS72 KGSP 191958
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCELRATH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
358 PM EDT SAT MAR 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1544 EDT ON MARCH 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN FROM THE NORTH TONIGHT AND SUNDAY
PROVIDING COOLER TEMPERATURES. A LOW LEVEL JET AROUND 30 KNOTS WILL
DEVELOP OVERNIGHT. 20 FOOT WINDS AND TRANSPORT WINDS COULD BE HIGHER
ALONG RIDGES THAT REMAIN ABOVE THE WEAK NOCTURNAL INVERSION.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 13 TO 18
                    MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............64     73     67     65     66     65
WEATHER COV.........S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................64     57     53     50     47     45
RH..................49     63     66     70     71     77
20 FT WIND..........N 5    NE 3   NE 3   E 4    E 5    E 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....       5      5      10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)........4600   600    400    300    300    600
TRANSPORT WIND......NE 3   E 7    SE 7   SE 8   SE 10  SE 10

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3300-3500 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 16 TO 20 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............67     72     72     68     62     61
WEATHER COV.........S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................43     44     47     51     53     55
RH..................81     78     69     60     55     52
20 FT WIND..........SE 4   SE 4   SE 6   SE 6   S 7    S 8
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      15     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)........1000   1400   2700   3400   3500   3400
TRANSPORT WIND......SE 6   SE 6   S 17   S 18   S 20   S 18

$$
FORECASTER...HINSON
REQUESTED BY...FRED MASCHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110319.MCELR.01/GSP