FNUS72 KGSP 020955 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR FLINT CREEK...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 555 AM EDT WED MAY 2 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON MAY 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DEEP HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN AND CONTROL THE WEATHER THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. SMALL AREAS OF UPPER LEVEL ENERGY WILL HELP GENERATE SHOWERS AND STORMS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND MORE ISOLATED ACTIVITY ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT THROUGH THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ADVANCE FROM THE NORTH ON SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5300-6500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............25 18 11 6 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................75 84 88 90 RH..................63 46 37 35 20 FT WIND..........SW 2 SW 4 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)........3300 5300 6500 6500 TRANSPORT WIND......W 16 W 12 SW 8 SW 9 LVORI...............1 1 1 1 ADI.................63 50 36 42 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-6000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............4 5 5 7 11 16 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................89 84 76 70 67 64 RH..................36 42 56 68 73 80 20 FT WIND..........S 5 S 2 E 1 NE 0 N 1 NW 1 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........6000 5000 1800 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......S 10 S 9 S 9 S 13 S 16 SW 12 LVORI...............1 2 3 3 3 4 ADI.................45 4 4 6 7 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2900-4800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............24 35 42 49 56 55 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................63 63 70 78 82 83 RH..................87 92 72 52 41 40 20 FT WIND..........NW 1 N 2 SW 1 S 2 S 4 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 2000 3600 4800 4700 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 7 SW 5 SW 3 S 5 S 7 S 8 LVORI...............6 6 3 2 2 2 ADI.................3 5 9 18 20 25 $$ FORECASTER...KRENTZ REQUESTED BY...ANDY PASCARELLA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120502.FLINT.01/GSP