FNUS72 KGSP 231311 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR POSSUM...EASTERN CHEROKEE AGENCY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 911 AM EDT MON MAY 23 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0852 EDT ON MAY 23. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). PATCHY DENSE FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM LATE IN THE DAY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE DAY. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 10600-11500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 30 TO 36 MPH...DECREASING TO 18 TO 26 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............93 80 60 59 58 WEATHER COV.........PATCHY S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........FOG NONE NONE NONE TSTORM TEMP................60 73 82 85 85 RH..................97 66 48 39 37 20 FT WIND..........SW 5 SW 5 W 5 SW 6 SW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........300 2900 6400 10600 11200 TRANSPORT WIND......W 30 W 22 W 20 SW 25 W 28 TRANSPORT WIND......W 30 W 22 W 20 SW 25 W 28 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM DURING THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......9300-10400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............55 50 47 50 52 62 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................83 79 70 64 61 59 RH..................39 48 68 85 92 95 20 FT WIND..........SW 5 S 5 S 3 SW 3 SW 3 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 5 5 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)........10400 8200 3700 1100 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......W 25 W 20 W 16 W 17 SW 22 SW 20 TRANSPORT WIND......W 25 W 20 W 16 W 17 SW 22 SW 20 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84. MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 8100-9300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 21 TO 28 MPH...INCREASING TO 31 TO 33 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............71 81 65 46 23 37 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TEMP................59 60 70 79 83 83 RH..................97 95 68 47 37 36 20 FT WIND..........SW 5 SW 5 W 6 W 6 W 6 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 20 25 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 3700 6100 7600 8700 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 21 SW 24 SW 23 SW 25 SW 31 SW 33 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 21 SW 24 SW 23 SW 25 SW 31 SW 33 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: HOURLY FIRE WEATHER DATA AND MUCH MORE CAN BE ACCESSED VIA THE HOURLY WEATHER GRAPH ON THE FRONT PAGE OF WFO GSP'S WEBSITE. WEATHER.GOV/GSP $$ FORECASTER...GABRIC REQUESTED BY...CODY KIDD TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110523.POSSU.01/GSP