FNUS72 KGSP 051151 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR C-71 72...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 751 AM EDT SAT MAY 5 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON MAY 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING WILL LINGER OVER THE REGION TODAY...BUT GIVE WAY TO A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT ON SUNDAY. COOLER HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN ON MONDAY BUT YIELD TO ANOTHER COLD FRONT ON TUESDAY. COOL HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLY NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2000 FT AGL THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO 5200-5800 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............48 55 66 64 63 WEATHER COV.........PATCHY ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE........FOG NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................67 76 83 86 86 RH..................92 72 56 46 44 20 FT WIND..........W 3 W 3 W 4 W 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........300 2100 3800 5200 5600 TRANSPORT WIND......W 5 W 8 W 12 W 14 NW 14 LVORI...............6 3 1 1 1 ADI.................4 21 31 43 44 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING... BECOMING NORTH AROUND 6 MPH LATE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLY NEAR ANY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4400 FT AGL EARLY...DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL. INVERSION SETTING UP BY 9 PM...AND BURNING OFF/MIXING OUT 8 TO 9 AM ON SUNDAY. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............62 61 60 59 58 59 WEATHER COV.........SCTTRD CHANCE CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP................85 81 74 70 68 66 20 FT WIND..........W 4 SW 2 W 2 NW 2 N 2 N 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)........4400 1700 700 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 13 NW 10 NW 9 NW 10 N 12 N 14 LVORI...............1 2 3 4 4 4 ADI.................37 5 4 5 5 9 $$ FORECASTER...GERAPETRITIS REQUESTED BY...REGINALD GOOLSBY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120505.C7172.01/GSP