FNUS72 KGSP 181247 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR GA MTN ORCHARD...U.S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 747 AM EST FRI FEB 18 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON FEBRUARY 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST TODAY...WITH HIGH PRESSURE BRIEFLY BUILDING IN FROM THE NORTH ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL THEN MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY. ANOTHER FRONT IS EXPECTED TO FIZZLE OUT AS IT CROSSES THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL ONCE AGAIN BUILD BACK OVER THE REGION TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2900-4800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 24 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............53 53 53 55 56 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................54 61 67 69 68 RH..................65 55 52 47 48 20 FT WIND..........W 5 WNW 6 WNW 7 WNWW 8 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........1800 2900 4000 4600 3900 TRANSPORT WIND......W 21 W 24 W 21 W 20 W 15 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 200-600 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM TEMP................67 62 58 55 53 52 RH..................51 59 70 79 83 82 20 FT WIND..........NW 5 NW 4 NW 3 NW 3 WNWW 3 NW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........2900 1400 500 300 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND......W 12 W 9 NW 8 NW 7 NW 7 NW 7 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT...BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4400-5800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............52 51 52 53 54 57 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................50 55 62 68 70 69 RH..................86 72 55 44 40 41 20 FT WIND..........NW 3 N 3 NE 3 NE 3 NE 2 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 5 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)........900 2200 4200 5300 5600 5100 TRANSPORT WIND......N 7 N 6 NE 3 N 3 N 5 N 5 $$ FORECASTER...KRENTZ REQUESTED BY...DWIGHT SNOW TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110218.GAMTN.01/GSP