FNUS72 KGSP 081312 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR BENT CREEK RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 912 AM EDT MON AUG 8 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON AUGUST 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY ALONG WITH A HOT AND HUMID AIRMASS WILL LINGER ATOP THE REGION INTO TUESDAY. DRIER HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY. MOISTURE AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL RETURN BY SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH. TIME (EDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............35 56 55 WEATHER COV......... ISOLTD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................84 88 88 RH..................56 46 47 20 FT WIND..........N 7 NW 9 NW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)........3500 5100 6800 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 16 NW 17 NW 16 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING WEST 0 TO 2 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............54 54 53 64 74 75 WEATHER COV.........ISOLTD S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................86 81 74 70 68 67 RH..................51 60 76 89 95 95 20 FT WIND..........NW 5 NW 3 NW 2 NW 2 NW 5 NW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)........5800 2300 1400 700 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 12 NW 5 NW 1 NW 0 NW 0 W 1 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5100-5700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO 14 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............72 69 70 71 72 69 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................67 69 75 81 84 84 RH..................95 88 71 60 53 53 20 FT WIND..........NW 2 NW 3 NW 6 NW 7 NW 8 NW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 1500 2700 3900 5100 TRANSPORT WIND......W 3 W 6 W 9 W 14 W 16 W 17 $$ FORECASTER...MOORE REQUESTED BY...JOHN BROOKS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110808.BENTC.01/GSP