FNUS72 KGSP 071730 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND MTN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 130 PM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1327 EDT ON JULY 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH WILL KEEP HOT TEMPERATURES 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 SUNDAY NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7900-8100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH. TIME (EDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............21 28 33 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................94 96 94 RH..................41 38 40 20 FT WIND..........SW 2 SW 3 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........7000 8100 7900 TRANSPORT WIND......W 5 W 5 SW 6 LVORI...............2 2 2 ADI.................22 23 29 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............33 34 28 24 22 25 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP................93 86 80 76 73 71 RH..................42 53 67 77 82 87 20 FT WIND..........SW 3 SW 2 SW 2 W 1 NW 2 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........5700 1100 500 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 7 SW 9 W 8 W 8 W 9 W 10 LVORI...............1 3 3 5 5 6 ADI.................30 4 4 4 4 5 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 10500-11600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH...DECREASING TO 3 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............26 27 30 39 54 54 WEATHER COV......... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................70 75 84 91 95 95 RH..................92 79 58 47 42 43 20 FT WIND..........NW 2 NW 3 NW 3 W 4 W 3 W 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 3800 7600 11600 10800 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 13 NW 17 NW 16 NW 12 NW 5 NW 3 LVORI...............6 5 1 1 2 2 ADI.................8 13 59 56 26 19 $$ FORECASTER...BRUCE REQUESTED BY...FRED MASCHER TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120707.SANDM.01/GSP