FNUS72 KGSP 222232 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR TALLULAH GORGE NORTH...USDA FOREST SERIVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 632 PM EDT TUE MAR 22 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE FORECAST AREA FROM THE WEST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND PASS EAST OF THE REGION BY THURSDAY MORNING. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD THROUGH FRIDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS. THIS SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION OVER THE WEEKEND. TRANSPORT WINDS AND 20 FT WINDS WILL BE STRONGER AT RIDGETOPS ABOVE THE NOCTURNAL INVERSION. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......4600-5700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 22 TO 28 MPH...DECREASING OVERNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............23 40 38 35 33 36 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................82 74 66 62 59 57 RH..................21 33 46 54 64 73 20 FT WIND..........W 7 W 5 W 5 W 4 W 4 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........5700 3400 1500 500 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......W 22 W 20 W 18 W 14 W 12 W 12 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH...INCREASING TO 16 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7300-8300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 39 TO 44 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............39 42 51 59 68 74 WEATHER COV......... S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP................55 56 65 72 77 78 RH..................80 76 56 46 40 38 20 FT WIND..........W 5 W 4 W 6 W 10 W 12 W 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 25 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 2700 5000 7300 7900 TRANSPORT WIND......W 14 W 34 W 40 W 39 W 39 W 39 $$ FORECASTER...MCAVOY REQUESTED BY...KAY AKINS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110322.TALLU.02/GSP