FNUS72 KGSP 100127
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR LIGHTNING STRIKES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
927 PM EDT SAT APR 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2122 EDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
                    EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE EVENING INTO EARLY
                    MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 16 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).............74     66     57     49     41
WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM NONE   NONE
TEMP................67     62     60     58     56
RH..................64     77     82     86     87
20 FT WIND..........W 7    W 6    W 5    W 5    NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     15     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)........2100   300    300    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND......W 16   W 14   W 13   W 12   W 12
TRANSPORT WIND......W 16   W 14   W 13   W 12   W 12

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............38     32     35     39     39     38
WEATHER COV.........PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE........FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................56     59     66     72     76     77
RH..................87     80     64     53     45     44
20 FT WIND..........NW 5   NW 5   NW 3   W 3    S 5    S 7
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10     5      5      10     15
MIX HGT (FT)........300    300    1700   3100   4600   6000
TRANSPORT WIND......W 12   NW 12  W 13   W 15   W 16   SW 17
TRANSPORT WIND......W 12   NW 12  W 13   W 15   W 16   SW 17

$$
FORECASTER...BRUCE
REQUESTED BY...JOHN BROOKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110409.LIGHT.01/GSP