FNUS72 KGSP 141630 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR DICKERSON BRANCH...USDA FOREST SERIVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1230 PM EDT THU APR 14 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1240 EDT ON APRIL 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT EAST ACROSS THE REGION TODAY...BEFORE A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST FRIDAY AND REACHES THE CAROLINA COAST BY SATURDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2700-3800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 16 MPH. TIME (EDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............14 19 19 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TEMP................63 67 68 RH..................41 36 36 20 FT WIND..........SE 2 S 3 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........3000 3500 3700 TRANSPORT WIND......SE 15 SE 13 SE 12 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-3600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 400-1500 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............28 48 49 53 60 60 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................66 62 57 54 51 49 RH..................39 48 61 68 71 78 20 FT WIND..........S 4 SE 5 E 4 E 4 E 5 E 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)........3600 3100 1500 600 400 400 TRANSPORT WIND......SE 12 SE 13 SE 12 SE 9 E 7 E 7 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2300-2700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 17 MPH...INCREASING TO 21 TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............60 64 73 82 91 94 WEATHER COV......... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................48 49 57 63 64 65 RH..................83 82 66 54 49 49 20 FT WIND..........E 5 SE 5 SE 6 SE 9 SE 10 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 20 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)........500 800 1700 2400 2700 2400 TRANSPORT WIND......E 9 SE 14 SE 21 SE 26 SE 29 SE 30 $$ FORECASTER...HINSON REQUESTED BY...KAY AKINS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110414.DICKE.01/GSP