FNUS72 KGSP 201201 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 61...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 801 AM EDT WED MAR 20 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER OUR REGION TODAY. EXPECT A COLD FRONT TO CROSS FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING BRINGING MUCH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7800-8800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............87 91 86 82 77 62 47 32 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................45 50 53 56 58 59 59 59 RH..................42 34 28 24 21 21 20 21 20 FT WIND DIR......E E E SE S S SW SW 20 FT WIND SPD......3 5 5 4 3 5 6 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 5 5 15 15 20 MIX HGT (KFT).......2.6 3.8 4.5 5.2 5.9 6.9 7.8 8.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.N N E SE S SW SW SW TRANSP WIND SPD.....9 9 8 6 6 8 13 16 LVORI...............2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 ADI.................6 25 23 18 19 28 63 59 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 TO 29 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............35 42 37 25 0 7 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................58 53 47 41 37 34 RH..................23 31 40 51 61 64 20 FT WIND..........SW 6 SW 5 W 5 W 6 NW 7 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)........6100 700 400 300 300 1200 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 18 SW 18 W 15 W 20 NW 29 NW 23 LVORI...............1 2 2 2 2 2 ADI.................83 14 11 13 19 15 $$ FORECASTER...HINSON REQUESTED BY...REGGIE GOOLSBY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130320.COMPA.02/GSP