FNUS72 KGSP 071849 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR DOBSON S KNOB...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 249 PM EDT THU APR 7 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 EDT ON APRIL 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST THROUGH FRIDAY...KEEPING THE AREA IN WARM SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW. A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE NORTHEAST FRIDAY NIGHT...THEN LIFT NORTH AS A WARM FRONT SATURDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......5200-6300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............0 16 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE TEMP................64 65 RH..................34 34 20 FT WIND..........SW 4 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 MIX HGT (FT)........6300 6300 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 8 SW 7 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-5400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 0 TO 6 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............29 40 35 29 24 17 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................65 60 56 54 52 50 RH..................36 47 57 65 73 79 20 FT WIND..........S 5 S 4 S 3 S 2 S 2 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........5400 3500 1300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 6 SW 2 SW 0 SW 0 SW 0 SW 0 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 6 TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 0 MPH...BECOMING WEST 1 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 13 TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............24 50 58 64 66 62 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TEMP................49 52 60 67 71 72 RH..................83 75 61 53 48 46 20 FT WIND..........SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 SW 5 SW 8 W 9 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 1800 3400 4900 6500 TRANSPORT WIND......W 0 W 1 W 7 W 13 W 18 W 21 $$ FORECASTER...HORNE REQUESTED BY...JULIAN ESQUIVEL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110407.DOBSO.02/GSP