FNUS72 KGSP 191010 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR RIFLE 3 SUBSEQUENT AM REQUEST...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 610 AM EDT MON MAR 19 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5500-6600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............32 37 38 36 WEATHER COV......... ISOLTD ISOLTD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................69 76 80 80 RH..................64 45 37 35 20 FT WIND..........NW 1 SW 3 S 5 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........1200 5500 6200 6600 TRANSPORT WIND......W 8 SW 9 SW 9 SW 8 LVORI...............2 1 1 1 ADI.................13 38 42 37 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......4600-5600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 8 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............42 53 58 58 53 49 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP................79 75 70 66 62 60 RH..................38 47 57 70 85 93 20 FT WIND..........S 3 S 1 NE 1 N 1 N 1 N 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........5600 3600 1600 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 7 S 5 S 3 S 6 S 8 S 5 LVORI...............1 2 3 3 5 6 ADI.................29 2 2 3 4 2 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6300-7600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............47 47 49 51 53 53 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................58 58 66 74 78 79 RH..................98 99 69 50 42 39 20 FT WIND..........NE 2 NE 2 E 3 E 4 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 1600 4000 6300 7200 TRANSPORT WIND......SE 5 SE 8 SE 8 SE 9 SE 12 SE 10 LVORI...............9 8 3 2 1 1 ADI.................2 8 16 26 39 38 $$ FORECASTER...DIXON REQUESTED BY...ANDY PASCARELLA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120319.RIFLE.03/GSP