FNUS72 KGSP 220229 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR LOOP...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 929 PM EST TUE FEB 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 EST ON FEBRUARY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BEHIND A DEPARTING COLD FRONT. A STRONGER FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE CAROLINAS EARLY ON FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN RETURN OVER THE WEEKEND AND LINGER INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MIN 49. RH..................72 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MAX 89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH...INCREASING TO 9 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 8 MPH LATE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 700-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2800-4500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 3200-5000 FT AGL EARLY...DECREASING TO 300-2000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 29 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 33 TO 40 MPH. TIME (EST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............27 32 45 57 68 79 81 78 75 72 70 WEATHER COV......... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................46 54 60 63 63 60 58 55 53 52 50 RH..................72 56 47 44 46 54 62 73 78 82 84 20 FT WIND..........SW 3 SW 5 SW 11 SW 16 SW 14 SW 10 SW 8 SW 8 SW 6 SW 6 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 25 35 35 25 15 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)........700 1600 2800 3900 5000 3200 1600 700 400 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......W 20 W 21 SW 26 SW 33 SW 40 SW 37 SW 35 SW 35 W 39 W 39 W 36 LVORI...............3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 4 ADI.................15 44 60 89 123 50 39 31 35 35 32 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72. RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4700-5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 31 TO 38 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............67 64 59 54 55 62 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................49 52 61 68 71 71 RH..................89 85 68 52 44 38 20 FT WIND..........SW 6 SW 7 SW 12 SW 15 SW 16 SW 14 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 20 25 25 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)........300 1100 2800 4100 5000 5500 TRANSPORT WIND......W 35 W 32 SW 31 SW 32 SW 33 SW 37 LVORI...............4 4 1 1 1 1 ADI.................27 44 71 89 104 118 $$ FORECASTER...TAYLOR REQUESTED BY...SHANE STURGILL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120222.LOOP_.01/GSP