FNUS72 KGSP 151000 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR RIFLE RANGE UNIT 3...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 600 AM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE SOUTHEAST TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY...BUT WITH A WEAK DISTURBANCE PASSING OVERHEAD ON FRIDAY. A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE MID ATLANTIC REGION ON SATURDAY AND MOVE SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA EARLY SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) EARLY...PART SUNNY (50 TO 60 PERCENT) LATER THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WOULD BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL EARLY...INCREASING TO 9000-9500 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............16 32 45 55 WEATHER COV......... ISOLTD ISOLTD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................70 76 79 79 RH..................52 40 35 34 20 FT WIND..........NW 3 W 4 SW 4 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 6 7 7 MIX HGT (FT)........1500 6900 9100 9200 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 8 NW 7 W 9 W 10 LVORI...............2 2 1 1 ADI.................18 23 34 46 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL EARLY...DECREASING TO 300-1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTH OVERNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............59 66 68 71 74 76 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................78 71 66 63 60 58 RH..................36 47 58 67 75 82 20 FT WIND..........SW 2 SW 1 W 1 W 2 W 2 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........7400 1700 700 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......W 5 S 3 NW 2 N 2 N 5 N 5 LVORI...............1 2 3 4 4 5 ADI.................34 1 0 1 2 2 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL MORNING...INCREASING TO 7900-9300 FT AGL AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING WEST 8 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............78 79 75 74 75 75 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................56 57 66 72 76 78 RH..................88 80 61 49 41 39 20 FT WIND..........W 2 W 2 W 3 SW 4 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 6 6 7 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 1400 4300 7500 9200 TRANSPORT WIND......N 3 N 4 W 8 SW 12 SW 14 W 15 LVORI...............6 5 2 1 1 1 ADI.................2 3 14 34 51 55 $$ FORECASTER...GERAPETRITIS REQUESTED BY...ANDY PASCARELLA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120315.RIFLE.01/GSP