FNUS72 KGSP 041208 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR BENT CREEK RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 808 AM EDT THU AUG 4 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON AUGUST 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK SURFACE FRONT WILL DRIFT SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION TODAY BUT WILL PROVIDE LITTLE HEAT RELIEF. THE FRONT WILL STALL TO OUR SOUTH TONIGHT AND KEEP OUR WEATHER UNSETTLED THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4600-5100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 20 MPH...DECREASING TO 9 TO 10 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............53 55 54 51 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................79 87 89 88 RH..................74 54 49 50 20 FT WIND..........N 3 N 5 N 5 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)........3300 4200 4700 5100 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 17 NW 14 N 12 N 9 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-4500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............49 44 42 41 39 42 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC PATCHY WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR FOG TEMP................86 82 77 72 69 67 RH..................54 64 77 90 96 100 20 FT WIND..........N 5 N 3 N 2 N 2 N 1 N 0 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........4500 3300 1300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......N 9 N 9 N 6 NE 3 S 3 S 3 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3000-4700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............45 48 35 33 40 52 WEATHER COV.........PATCHY S CHC WEATHER TYPE........FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP................66 68 77 85 88 88 RH..................100 98 76 58 49 50 20 FT WIND..........N 1 E 1 E 2 SE 2 S 3 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 2100 3600 4700 4400 TRANSPORT WIND......SE 3 SE 5 SE 6 SE 7 SE 8 SE 8 $$ FORECASTER...KIMBALL REQUESTED BY...JOHN BROOKS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110804.BENTC.01/GSP