FNUS72 KGSP 241414 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR RAILROAD FIRE...USDA FOREST SERIVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1014 AM EDT TUE MAY 24 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1001 EDT ON MAY 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL LINGER OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING WELL ABOVE NORMAL. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL THEN PUSH A WEAK COLD FRONT TOWARD THE CAROLINAS BUT IT SHOULD STALL ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY NIGHT AND WASH OUT ON FRIDAY. MORE SUMMER LIKE WEATHER IS EXPECTED AGAIN OVER THE WEEKEND. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3500-4300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 22 MPH. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............35 40 42 44 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................73 79 85 86 RH..................66 52 37 36 20 FT WIND..........W 5 W 6 SW 9 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 17 20 MIX HGT (FT)........3000 5200 5800 6200 TRANSPORT WIND......W 22 W 20 W 20 W 18 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5400-6700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 20 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............42 41 32 25 19 13 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................85 82 78 74 71 69 RH..................38 43 53 63 69 73 20 FT WIND..........W 6 W 4 W 3 W 2 W 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........6000 5000 2000 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......W 17 W 16 SW 15 SW 14 SW 14 SW 14 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7200-7500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 25 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............11 12 4 0 0 10 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................68 69 77 84 87 88 RH..................74 73 55 41 34 32 20 FT WIND..........W 2 W 2 W 4 SW 6 SW 8 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 15 20 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 2500 4900 7000 7500 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 14 W 16 SW 19 SW 24 SW 23 SW 24 $$ FORECASTER...GERAPETRITIS REQUESTED BY...JOE CHASTAIN TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110524.RAILR.01/GSP