FIRE WEATHER FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

FNUS52 KGSP 161055 FWFGSP FIRE WEATHER FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 656 AM EDT THU MAY 16 2002 .RED FLAG...NONE. .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN CAROLINAS ON FRIDAY. IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD OVER THE AREA LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. COOL HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT FOR THE WEEKEND...PROVIDING DRY WEATHER AND BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. THE COOL...DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. NCZ033-049-050-162100- AVERY-MITCHELL-YANCEY 656 AM EDT THU MAY 16 2002 PARAMETER... TODAY TONIGHT FRIDAY CLOUD AMOUNT........PARTLY CLOUDY PARTLY CLOUDY MOSTLY CLOUDY CHANCE PRECIP(%)....0 PERCENT 10 PERCENT 50 PERCENT PRECIP TYPE.........NONE NONE THUNDERSTORMS MAX/MIN TEMPS.......72-76 48-52 73-77 WIND DIRECTION......SOUTHWEST SOUTH SOUTHWEST WIND SPEED MPH......15 10 18 PRECIP AMOUNT.......0 0 .49 PRECIP DURATION.....0 0 3 REL HUMIDITY %......50 93 64 MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 5500 HAINES INDEX........4 3 4 DAVIS INDEX.........2 1 TRANSPORT DIR.......SOUTHWEST SOUTHWEST TRANSPORT SPEED.....17 18 VENTILATION RATE....102000 99000 INVERSION...........0900/55 NONE NONE $$ NCZ048-051>053-058-059-062>065-162100- BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-MACON-MADISON-NORTHERN JACKSON- SOUTHERN JACKSON-SWAIN-TRANSYLVANIA 656 AM EDT THU MAY 16 2002 PARAMETER... TODAY TONIGHT FRIDAY CLOUD AMOUNT........PARTLY CLOUDY PARTLY CLOUDY MOSTLY CLOUDY CHANCE PRECIP(%)....0 PERCENT 10 PERCENT 50 PERCENT PRECIP TYPE.........NONE NONE THUNDERSTORMS MAX/MIN TEMPS.......76-80 52-56 76-80 WIND DIRECTION......SOUTHWEST SOUTH SOUTHWEST WIND SPEED MPH......15 10 18 PRECIP AMOUNT.......0 0 .49 PRECIP DURATION.....0 0 3 REL HUMIDITY %......49 90 62 MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 6500 HAINES INDEX........4 3 4 DAVIS INDEX.........2 1 TRANSPORT DIR.......SOUTHWEST SOUTHWEST TRANSPORT SPEED.....17 18 VENTILATION RATE....105400 117000 INVERSION...........0900/56 NONE NONE $$ GAZ010-017-SCZ001-002-003-162100- GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-HABERSHAM-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS- RABUN 656 AM EDT THU MAY 16 2002 PARAMETER... TODAY TONIGHT FRIDAY CLOUD AMOUNT........PARTLY CLOUDY PARTLY CLOUDY PARTLY CLOUDY CHANCE PRECIP(%)....0 PERCENT 10 PERCENT 50 PERCENT PRECIP TYPE.........NONE NONE THUNDERSTORMS MAX/MIN TEMPS.......78-82 55-59 80-84 WIND DIRECTION......SOUTHWEST SOUTH SOUTHWEST WIND SPEED MPH......14 10 18 PRECIP AMOUNT.......0 0 .49 PRECIP DURATION.....0 0 3 REL HUMIDITY %......47 94 61 MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 6200 HAINES INDEX........4 3 4 DAVIS INDEX.........2 1 TRANSPORT DIR.......SOUTHWEST SOUTHWEST TRANSPORT SPEED.....17 20 VENTILATION RATE....110500 124000 INVERSION...........0900/57 NONE NONE $$ NCZ034-035>037-054>057-162100- ALEXANDER-BURKE-CALDWELL-CATAWBA-DAVIE-IREDELL-MCDOWELL-ROWAN 656 AM EDT THU MAY 16 2002 PARAMETER... TODAY TONIGHT FRIDAY CLOUD AMOUNT........MOSTLY SUNNY PARTLY CLOUDY PARTLY CLOUDY CHANCE PRECIP(%)....0 PERCENT 10 PERCENT 40 PERCENT PRECIP TYPE.........NONE NONE THUNDERSTORMS MAX/MIN TEMPS.......78-82 56-60 80-84 WIND DIRECTION......SOUTHWEST SOUTHWEST SOUTHWEST WIND SPEED MPH......12 5 15 PRECIP AMOUNT.......0 0 0 PRECIP DURATION.....0 0 0 REL HUMIDITY %......44 87 57 MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 7200 HAINES INDEX........5 3 4 DAVIS INDEX.........2 2 TRANSPORT DIR.......SOUTHWEST SOUTHWEST TRANSPORT SPEED.....17 18 VENTILATION RATE....110500 129600 INVERSION...........1000/62 2000 1000/67 REMARK..............WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS: FAVORABLE $$ NCZ066-067>072-082-162100- CABARRUS-CLEVELAND-GASTON-LINCOLN-MECKLENBURG-POLK-RUTHERFORD- UNION NC 656 AM EDT THU MAY 16 2002 PARAMETER... TODAY TONIGHT FRIDAY CLOUD AMOUNT........MOSTLY SUNNY PARTLY CLOUDY PARTLY CLOUDY CHANCE PRECIP(%)....0 PERCENT 10 PERCENT 40 PERCENT PRECIP TYPE.........NONE NONE THUNDERSTORMS MAX/MIN TEMPS.......80-84 58-62 81-85 WIND DIRECTION......SOUTHWEST SOUTHWEST SOUTHWEST WIND SPEED MPH......12 5 15 PRECIP AMOUNT.......0 0 0 PRECIP DURATION.....0 0 0 REL HUMIDITY %......41 87 57 MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 5400 HAINES INDEX........6 3 4 DAVIS INDEX.........2 2 TRANSPORT DIR.......SOUTHWEST SOUTHWEST TRANSPORT SPEED.....17 18 VENTILATION RATE....93500 97200 INVERSION...........1000/62 2000 1000/69 REMARK..............WIND PROFILE ANALYSIS: FAVORABLE $$ GAZ018-026-028-029-SCZ004-005>014-019-162100- ABBEVILLE-ANDERSON-CHEROKEE-CHESTER-ELBERT-FRANKLIN- GREATER GREENVILLE-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-GREENWOOD-HART- LAURENS-SPARTANBURG-STEPHENS-UNION SC-YORK 656 AM EDT THU MAY 16 2002 PARAMETER... TODAY TONIGHT FRIDAY CLOUD AMOUNT........MOSTLY SUNNY PARTLY CLOUDY PARTLY CLOUDY CHANCE PRECIP(%)....0 PERCENT 10 PERCENT 40 PERCENT PRECIP TYPE.........NONE NONE THUNDERSTORMS MAX/MIN TEMPS.......81-85 59-63 81-85 WIND DIRECTION......SOUTHWEST SOUTHWEST SOUTHWEST WIND SPEED MPH......12 5 15 PRECIP AMOUNT.......0 0 0 PRECIP DURATION.....0 0 0 REL HUMIDITY %......42 91 57 MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 6000 HAINES INDEX........5 3 4 DAVIS INDEX.........2 2 TRANSPORT DIR.......SOUTHWEST SOUTHWEST TRANSPORT SPEED.....17 18 VENTILATION RATE....102000 108000 INVERSION...........1000/62 2000 1000/70 $$ .EXTENDED FORECAST... .FRIDAY NIGHT...CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 60S. .SATURDAY...CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY...OTHERWISE PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE MIDDLE 50S TO LOWER 70S. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MIDDLE 30S TO MIDDLE 40S. HIGH IN THE MIDDLE 50S TO LOWER 70S. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE MIDDLE 30S TO MIDDLE 40S. HIGH IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 70S. .TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S TO MIDDLE 70S. MOUNTAIN WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH FRIDAY NIGHT...BECOMING NORTHWEST SATURDAY. OTHERWISE...WINDS LESS THAN 15 MPH SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. 8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK...TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL. $$ LANE