FNUS72 KGSP 220133 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR POSSUM...EASTERN CHEROKEE AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 933 PM EDT SAT MAY 21 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2110 EDT ON MAY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL LINGER OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB WELL ABOVE NORMAL FOR LATE MAY. A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL THEN APPROACH THE CAROLINAS LATE NEXT WEEK. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3800-5200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5800-7600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING TO 2000-3900 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............14 35 47 55 58 59 WEATHER COV.........PATCHY PATCHY S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........FOG FOG NONE TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP................54 60 71 79 84 85 RH..................100 87 63 49 40 38 20 FT WIND..........SE 0 SE 1 SW 3 W 5 W 6 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 10 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)........500 1000 3800 6000 7600 3900 TRANSPORT WIND......W 12 W 13 W 12 W 12 W 13 SW 15 .SUNDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT)...A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 24 MPH...BECOMING WEST AROUND 25 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............60 55 46 45 51 56 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE........TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM NONE NONE TEMP................84 76 70 66 62 60 RH..................41 53 69 81 94 96 20 FT WIND..........SW 4 SW 2 SE 1 SE 1 S 1 S 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 MIX HGT (FT)........2100 2300 1000 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 15 S 15 SW 21 SW 24 SW 24 W 24 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3200-4600 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 25 MPH...INCREASING TO 29 TO 32 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............63 70 64 58 50 54 WEATHER COV......... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP................59 63 70 76 79 80 RH..................99 86 70 56 45 42 20 FT WIND..........SW 1 W 2 W 2 W 5 W 8 W 10 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........500 800 3200 4400 4300 4500 TRANSPORT WIND......W 25 W 24 W 20 W 22 W 29 W 32 $$ FORECASTER...MCAVOY REQUESTED BY...CODY KIDD TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110521.POSSU.01/GSP