FNUS72 KGSP 211835 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR SILVER RUN...NC FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 235 PM EDT WED MAR 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL LINGER THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE GIVING WAY TO A COOL FRONTAL PASSAGE ON FRIDAY. A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL THEN SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS WEEKEND. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT UPSLOPE WINDS EARLY...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2600-3000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............73 74 75 74 74 73 74 76 77 76 75 74 WEATHER COV.........ISO ISO PTY ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE........RNF RNF FOG RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP................52 52 53 56 58 60 62 64 65 65 66 66 RH..................96 95 92 86 81 78 73 70 67 65 64 64 20 FT WIND DIR......SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD......2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.3 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.2 1.7 2.1 2.6 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.7 TRANSP WIND DIR.....S S S S S S S S S S S S TRANSP WIND SPD.....7 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 LVORI...............7 6 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 ADI.................5 7 6 7 16 23 20 21 22 21 21 21 $$ FORECASTER...HARRY GERAPETRITIS REQUESTED BY...TIM HOWELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120321.SILVE.01/GSP