FNUS72 KGSP 181545 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE JAMES...USDA-FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1145 AM EDT FRI MAR 18 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON MARCH 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTH TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...CROSSING THE REGION ON SATURDAY. A COOL WEDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEKEND. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK...WITH ANOTHER FRONT LIKELY REACHING THE AREA FROM THE NORTH MID TO LATE WEEK. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-3700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4500-5200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 TO 30 MPH. TIME (EDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............10 10 11 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TEMP................72 77 77 RH..................36 32 32 20 FT WIND..........W 11 W 9 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 20 15 MIX HGT (FT)........3700 4700 5200 TRANSPORT WIND......W 28 W 25 W 26 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-4300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1800 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 21 TO 26 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............6 7 17 22 21 24 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................75 67 62 58 55 52 RH..................35 51 62 71 80 89 20 FT WIND..........W 5 W 3 W 3 W 3 NW 3 NW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........4300 2400 1100 400 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......W 26 W 15 W 9 W 8 W 9 NW 8 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4800-5600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............32 45 46 46 47 49 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................50 51 60 66 70 71 RH..................96 91 68 54 45 40 20 FT WIND..........NW 3 NW 4 N 4 N 5 N 5 N 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 2600 4100 4800 5300 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 8 NW 9 NW 10 NW 9 NW 12 NW 13 $$ FORECASTER...KIMBALL REQUESTED BY...FRED MASCHER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110318.LAKEJ.02/GSP