FNUS72 KGSP 271912 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR SILVER RUN RX BURN...NC FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 312 PM EDT TUE MAR 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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. A SERIES OF UPPER SHORTWAVE SYSTEMS WILL AFFECT OUR WEATHER THIS WEEKEND. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 6 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2900-4400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO 26 TO 28 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............41 56 70 64 57 55 52 54 56 61 66 71 WEATHER COV......... SCH WEATHER TYPE........ RW TEMP................46 46 47 49 53 57 60 63 65 67 68 68 RH..................82 86 89 87 79 72 65 59 55 52 50 49 20 FT WIND DIR......W W W W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......2 2 2 4 5 5 6 8 10 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 10 10 15 15 20 20 20 25 MIX HGT (KFT).......0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.7 1.8 2.9 4.0 4.1 4.3 4.4 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W TRANSP WIND SPD.....2 2 3 9 17 24 26 26 26 28 28 26 LVORI...............5 6 6 5 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................1 2 4 7 13 18 60 62 73 78 79 76 TURNER..............7 6 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 TO 24 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............65 60 54 54 55 55 55 55 56 51 46 42 WEATHER COV.........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE........RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP................68 66 64 62 60 58 57 56 55 54 53 53 RH..................50 52 56 60 66 71 74 76 78 81 82 84 20 FT WIND DIR......W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......9 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 15 10 10 10 10 10 15 15 15 10 MIX HGT (KFT).......3.3 2.2 1.2 0.9 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW TRANSP WIND SPD.....24 20 16 13 9 7 6 6 7 7 7 8 LVORI...............1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 ADI.................61 26 14 11 8 6 5 5 6 6 6 7 TURNER..............3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 $$ FORECASTER...HINSON REQUESTED BY...TIM HOWELL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120328.SILVE.03/GSP