FNUS72 KGSP 191159 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE JAMES...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 759 AM EDT SAT MAR 19 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION TODAY FROM THE NORTH. A WEDGE OF COOLER AIR WILL SETTLE IN BEHIND THE FRONT ON SUNDAY. WEAK BUT DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN DOMINATE THE PATTERN THROUGH MID WEEK. LOW PRESSURE WILL CROSS THE MOUNTAINS FROM THE WEST LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY...BRINGING A TRAILING COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION BY THURSDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5300-5700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 23 TO 31 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 9 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............54 52 40 46 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................63 68 72 73 RH..................54 44 38 34 20 FT WIND..........NW 3 N 4 N 4 NE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........2400 3900 5100 5500 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 23 NW 15 N 9 NE 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......3900-5100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............49 51 50 52 56 65 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP................71 62 57 53 50 47 RH..................36 47 56 63 70 75 20 FT WIND..........NE 4 NE 2 NE 2 E 2 E 2 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........5100 3900 2000 800 400 300 TRANSPORT WIND......NE 5 E 10 E 13 E 14 E 13 E 13 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2900-3000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 17 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............75 84 85 86 88 85 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP................45 47 52 56 58 59 RH..................79 70 57 50 46 45 20 FT WIND..........E 3 E 4 E 5 SE 5 SE 6 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........800 2000 2600 2900 3000 3000 TRANSPORT WIND......E 13 E 14 SE 13 SE 15 S 17 S 17 $$ FORECASTER...KIMBALL REQUESTED BY...GREG PHILIPP TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110319.LAKEJ.01/GSP