FNUS72 KGSP 272153 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR MUDCUT 3...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 553 PM EDT TUE MAR 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY SURFACE HIGH WILL LINGER OVER THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL THEN SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION EARLY THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER RIDGE OF DRY HIGH PRESSURE MOVING BACK IN BEHIND THE FRONT ON FRIDAY. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4500-4600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 16 MPH...INCREASING TO 23 TO 31 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............47 58 69 64 59 58 56 58 60 67 75 82 WEATHER COV......... SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE........ RW RW TEMP................48 47 48 49 52 55 57 59 60 60 61 61 RH..................86 87 86 84 78 73 69 66 65 64 63 63 20 FT WIND DIR......SW W W W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......7 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 10 10 11 11 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 25 25 25 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.1 2.3 3.4 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.6 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W W W W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.....9 9 10 16 23 28 30 30 30 31 31 30 LVORI...............5 5 5 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................8 10 11 18 27 39 62 76 87 91 91 88 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THE REST OF THE NIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-3600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 TO 26 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............75 60 67 75 82 66 WEATHER COV.........S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................60 58 53 50 49 48 RH..................65 73 87 93 88 91 20 FT WIND..........W 10 W 9 NW 8 NW 7 W 8 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 20 15 10 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)........3600 1500 700 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......W 26 W 17 NW 12 NW 10 W 12 NW 9 LVORI...............1 3 5 6 5 5 ADI.................69 19 10 9 10 8 $$ FORECASTER...MCAVOY REQUESTED BY...TIM SOLESBEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120328.MUDCU.01/GSP