FNUS72 KGSP 091647 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND MTN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1247 PM EDT MON JUL 9 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1241 EDT ON JULY 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY DRIFT SOUTH INTO OUR AREA TODAY. THIS FRONT IS WILL BECOME STATIONARY ACROSS THE CAROLINAS AND GEORGIA...AND WILL REMAIN IN THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......4900-6800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 4700 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............48 77 82 WEATHER COV.........SCTTRD SCTTRD NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................86 89 89 RH..................61 54 55 20 FT WIND..........N 5 N 2 N 2 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........4900 6800 5400 TRANSPORT WIND......W 2 S 7 W 9 LVORI...............2 2 1 ADI.................9 24 39 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY UNTIL EARLY MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1800 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............87 92 89 86 85 82 WEATHER COV.........LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................87 83 76 71 69 68 RH..................59 66 81 93 98 100 20 FT WIND..........NE 2 N 2 N 2 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........3900 2500 1100 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......W 13 N 14 NW 8 NW 6 NW 6 NW 5 LVORI...............1 3 5 6 9 9 ADI.................35 9 4 3 3 2 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2700-3800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............79 75 86 92 94 93 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................68 70 77 82 84 84 RH..................100 98 80 67 58 56 20 FT WIND..........NW 2 NW 1 NW 2 N 2 NE 2 N 2 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........600 1200 2100 3000 3800 3100 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 5 N 5 N 6 NE 7 E 8 NE 7 LVORI...............9 8 4 3 2 2 ADI.................2 7 15 22 29 22 $$ FORECASTER...HINSON REQUESTED BY...CHASE FRISBEE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120709.SANDM.01/GSP