FNUS72 KGSP 201031 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE CHEROKEE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 631 AM EDT SAT MAR 20 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK BUT WARM HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OFF THE CAROLINA COAST TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA FROM THE WEST SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PASSING OVER ON MONDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL AGAIN BE THE MAIN INFLUENCE ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES IN FROM THE NORTH THURSDAY...WITH ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MOVING IN ON FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 73. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 8800-9200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 13 TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............7 10 13 22 25 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................49 60 68 71 72 MIN HUMIDITY........45 34 30 28 29 WIND (20 FT)........NW 2 W 4 SW 5 SW 6 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)........2100 5900 7700 8800 9200 TRANSPORT WINDS.....NW 6 SW 13 SW 14 SW 14 SW 13 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....48. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST AROUND 6 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......6900-8000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-2100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............31 50 48 45 43 53 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................70 63 58 55 52 50 MIN HUMIDITY........31 40 49 57 65 72 WIND (20 FT)........S 5 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 1 E 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)........8000 5700 2100 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW 12 S 7 S 6 S 6 S 6 SE 3 $$ FORECASTER...HORNE REQUESTED BY...GREG BORGEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100320.LAKEC.01/GSP