FNUS72 KGSP 172322 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE JAMES...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 722 PM EDT THU MAR 17 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1935 EDT ON MARCH 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH SATURDAY EVENING. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-5200 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).............3 3 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................68 59 52 48 46 45 RH..................33 46 61 70 75 76 20 FT WIND..........S 4 SW 2 NW 1 NW 1 NW 2 N 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........4200 2300 400 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 12 S 6 W 3 W 3 W 5 NW 7 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4900-5400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 21 TO 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING WEST 20 TO 22 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............0 0 1 5 13 15 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................44 44 55 69 76 78 RH..................80 83 62 41 32 30 20 FT WIND..........NW 3 W 6 NW 8 NW 9 W 9 NW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 15 25 30 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 1900 3100 3900 4900 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 9 W 15 NW 26 NW 28 W 20 W 21 .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-4900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 TO 25 MPH...DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............11 0 12 18 17 13 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................77 69 62 57 53 51 RH..................33 44 60 74 82 87 20 FT WIND..........NW 6 NW 2 NW 3 NW 3 NW 4 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........4900 4000 1500 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......W 22 W 20 W 10 W 8 W 7 W 5 $$ FORECASTER...HINSON REQUESTED BY...FRED MASCHER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110317.LAKEJ.01/GSP