FNUS72 KGSP 221041 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR BAMBOO PATCH...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 641 AM EDT TUE MAR 22 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0655 EDT ON MARCH 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WARM SOUTHWEST FLOW TODAY AND TONIGHT WILL GIVE WAY TO AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT LATE WEDNESDAY. IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT...DRY AND COOLER WEATHER WILL FOLLOW FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST OVER THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 17 MPH...INCREASING TO 20 TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............29 30 34 37 41 42 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................56 56 63 71 77 80 RH..................71 72 60 46 35 30 20 FT WIND..........NW 5 NW 5 W 6 W 6 W 6 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 15 15 20 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 1800 3000 4500 5000 TRANSPORT WIND......W 9 NW 12 W 15 W 20 W 22 W 24 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500-5000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 20 MPH...DECREASING TO 7 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............43 43 48 52 57 59 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................78 70 65 62 59 56 RH..................32 42 51 59 67 74 20 FT WIND..........W 8 W 6 W 5 W 5 W 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........5000 3500 1800 600 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......W 20 W 16 W 12 W 9 W 7 W 7 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............62 64 59 54 49 55 WEATHER COV......... S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TEMP................54 56 65 71 76 77 RH..................80 77 56 46 38 36 20 FT WIND..........W 6 W 6 W 7 W 10 W 11 W 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 20 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 1900 3500 4500 4800 TRANSPORT WIND......W 8 W 10 W 18 W 25 W 30 W 35 $$ FORECASTER...GERAPETRITIS REQUESTED BY...ANDREW PASCARELLA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110322.BAMBO.01/GSP