FNUS72 KGSP 181605
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR NEAR 78 FIRE...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1205 PM EDT SAT JUN 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1158 EDT ON JUNE 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

...THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG WIND GUSTS AND HAIL ARE EXPECTED
THIS AFTERNOON...

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
                    THUNDERSTORMS AND WIDESPREAD SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE
                    IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5300-6700 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 1 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO 12 TO 18 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 8 MPH
                    LATE.

TIME (EDT)          11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).............27     60     74     75
WEATHER COV.........ISOLTD NUMRUS DEFNTE NUMRUS
WEATHER TYPE........TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP................78     83     85     84
RH..................69     56     54     56
20 FT WIND..........SW 3   SW 4   NW 14  W 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      10     30     15
MIX HGT (FT)........3900   4800   5800   6700
TRANSPORT WIND......W 9    W 17   W 16   W 8

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING. GUSTY
                    AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-500 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 9 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............78     84     83     82     80     80
WEATHER COV.........SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD CHANCE S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM TSTORM
TEMP................83     79     73     70     67     66
RH..................59     68     82     89     95     98
20 FT WIND..........W 5    W 1    SW 0   S 1    S 1    S 1
20 FT WIND GUST.....15
MIX HGT (FT)........5300   2600   2200   1500   500    400
TRANSPORT WIND......W 8    W 9    W 6    SW 3   S 3    S 2

$$
FORECASTER...HORNE
REQUESTED BY...RANGER PAT MILLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110618.NEAR7.01/GSP