FNUS72 KGSP 182019
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE JAMES...USDA-FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
419 PM EDT FRI MAR 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1630 EDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT SOUTH TONIGHT BEFORE A COLD
FRONT CROSSES THE REGION THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. A COOL WEDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE
EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK...WITH ANOTHER FRONT LIKELY REACHING THE
AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000-5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          4 PM
SKY (%).............5
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE
TEMP................84
RH..................30
20 FT WIND..........NW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.....15
MIX HGT (FT)........5500
TRANSPORT WIND......W 20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-4300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 200-1900 FT
                    AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 13
                    MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............10     10     20     26     29     32
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................75     67     62     57     54     53
RH..................37     49     61     72     82     87
20 FT WIND..........W 6    W 4    NW 4   NW 5   NW 5   NW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     10     10     10     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)........4300   1900   800    300    200    200
TRANSPORT WIND......W 18   W 13   NW 9   NW 8   W 9    NW 12

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5400-5800 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 13 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 3 MPH
                    LATE.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............35     38     36     38     41     43
WEATHER COV.........S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................51     52     58     65     70     71
RH..................91     88     72     56     47     43
20 FT WIND..........NW 6   NW 5   N 5    N 5    N 4    N 3
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     15     15     10     10     5
MIX HGT (FT)........300    300    2200   3600   4700   5400
TRANSPORT WIND......NW 10  NW 9   N 12   N 13   NW 10  N 6

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FORECASTER...MCAVOY
REQUESTED BY...BRIAN HUGGINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110318.LAKEJ.03/GSP