FNUS72 KGSP 031500
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR RATTLESNAKE KNOB...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1100 AM EDT THU NOV 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON NOVEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE CAROLINAS FROM THE WEST THIS
AFTERNOON AND CROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. A BAND OF RAIN AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ENTER THE MOUNTAINS BY MID AFTERNOON. EXPECT
HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD BACK OVER THE AREA LATE FRIDAY AND LINGER
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS
                    DEVELOPING BETWEEN 4 AND 5 PM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 22 TO 31 MPH...INCREASING TO 32 TO 33 MPH
                    LATE.

TIME (EDT)          NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............55     88     95
WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE NUMRUS
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................48     52     52
RH..................61     61     66
20 FT WIND..........S 9    S 10   S 10
20 FT WIND GUST.....20     20     20
MIX HGT (FT)........1300   2000   2100
TRANSPORT WIND......S 31   S 31   S 32

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SHOWERS. ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE
                    IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 26 TO 33 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 14 TO
                    23 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............94     100    100    95     86     89
WEATHER COV.........WIDSPD DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................50     48     45     43     41     40
RH..................74     88     94     100    100    100
20 FT WIND..........S 7    S 5    SW 4   W 5    NW 6   NW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     10     10     10     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)........1700   700    400    500    1100   1400
TRANSPORT WIND......S 33   S 31   SW 26  W 20   NW 15  N 16

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FORECASTER...MCAVOY
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN BROWNING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111103.RATTL.02/GSP