FNUS72 KGSP 061856 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR BUTTE KNIT STRUCTURE FIRE...SC DHEC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 256 PM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1453 EDT ON JULY 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH WILL KEEP HOT TEMPERATURES AND AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM CHANCES ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SOME RELIEF MAY BE ON THE WAY FOR NEXT WEEK AS A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO DROP DOWN FROM THE NORTHWEST ON SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. THE FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5200-7000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH. TIME (EDT) 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............41 47 WEATHER COV.........S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................94 95 RH..................41 39 20 FT WIND..........NE 4 E 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........5700 6600 TRANSPORT WIND......NE 7 NE 6 LVORI...............1 2 ADI.................30 27 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 1 TO 6 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............49 50 45 39 34 30 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE TEMP................94 88 81 78 75 74 RH..................41 52 66 76 84 90 20 FT WIND..........E 3 SE 2 NE 2 N 2 NW 2 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........4800 300 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......NE 6 NE 5 N 3 NW 2 W 2 W 1 LVORI...............2 2 3 4 5 7 ADI.................23 2 2 1 1 1 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6700-7300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 1 TO 8 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............27 23 27 32 36 37 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................73 78 86 93 96 96 RH..................94 80 61 48 39 38 20 FT WIND..........NW 2 NW 1 SW 2 SW 3 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 2900 5200 7300 6900 TRANSPORT WIND......W 1 SW 1 SW 2 SW 5 SW 6 SW 7 LVORI...............8 5 3 2 2 1 ADI.................1 1 8 19 28 33 $$ FORECASTER...BRUCE REQUESTED BY...LIZ SHAWANESSE TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20120706.BUTTE.01/GSP