FNUS72 KGSP 161911 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE JAMES RX...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 311 PM EDT WED MAR 16 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1520 EDT ON MARCH 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WARM HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN CONTROL OF OUR WEATHER THROUGH THE START OF THE WEEKEND. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE IN FROM THE NORTH SATURDAY. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE NEXT SIGNIFICANT FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL REACH OUR AREA IN THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-3400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1100 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 23 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............36 21 14 9 7 6 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................58 50 45 41 39 36 RH..................43 56 64 71 77 80 20 FT WIND..........NW 6 NW 5 NW 5 NW 4 NW 4 NW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........3300 3400 2100 1100 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 18 NW 23 NW 18 NW 16 NW 16 NW 15 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5100-6700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............5 4 4 4 4 3 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................34 36 50 61 68 70 RH..................83 74 49 35 26 24 20 FT WIND..........NW 3 NW 2 S 2 S 2 S 3 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 2400 4300 6000 6400 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 14 NW 12 W 6 W 7 W 12 W 12 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3900-5300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............2 3 4 6 7 7 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................68 62 54 49 46 43 RH..................28 39 54 69 77 81 20 FT WIND..........S 4 S 2 SW 2 W 1 NW 2 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........5300 2500 1100 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......W 10 W 8 W 8 W 8 W 9 W 8 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5400-6100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST 24 TO 32 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............8 8 8 7 7 14 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................43 43 52 65 75 78 RH..................82 82 59 39 30 27 20 FT WIND..........NW 2 NW 3 NW 5 W 6 W 6 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 1900 3600 5400 5800 TRANSPORT WIND......W 8 NW 14 NW 25 W 31 W 26 W 24 .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING. TRANSPORT WINDS..... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............20 27 31 36 40 43 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................76 68 61 55 52 50 RH..................29 39 53 67 76 81 20 FT WIND..........W 6 W 4 W 3 W 3 W 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........M M M M M M TRANSPORT WIND......M M M M M M .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING. TRANSPORT WINDS..... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............46 48 49 52 55 55 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................49 49 57 66 72 74 RH..................83 82 63 45 36 32 20 FT WIND..........NW 2 NW 3 NW 5 NW 6 NW 6 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........M M M M M M TRANSPORT WIND......M M M M M M .SATURDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING. TRANSPORT WINDS..... TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............50 42 42 43 44 45 WEATHER COV.........S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................72 62 56 52 49 46 RH..................32 44 53 60 66 73 20 FT WIND..........N 5 N 3 N 3 NE 3 NE 3 NE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........M M M M M M TRANSPORT WIND......M M M M M M .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING. TRANSPORT WINDS..... TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............45 46 47 47 48 48 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................44 45 53 59 63 64 RH..................77 73 54 43 38 37 20 FT WIND..........E 3 E 3 E 4 E 5 E 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........M M M M M M TRANSPORT WIND......M M M M M M $$ FORECASTER...MCAVOY REQUESTED BY...GREG PHILIPP TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110316.LAKEJ.01/GSP