FNUS72 KGSP 221428 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR LOOP PROJECT...KINGS MOUNTAIN NMP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 928 AM EST WED FEB 22 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 EST ON FEBRUARY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL LINGER OVER THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE CAROLINAS EARLY FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN RETURN OVER THE WEEKEND AND LINGER INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........FOG LIFTING BY 10 AM...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) BY NOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH BY NOON...THEN SOUTHWEST 15 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH BY 2 PM. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2500-4300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 0 TO 9 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH. 29 MPH. TIME (EST) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............90 60 41 30 46 WEATHER COV......... CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP................46 58 62 64 63 RH..................86 56 48 46 49 20 FT WIND..........SW 4 SW 7 SW 15 SW 15 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 25 35 35 MIX HGT (FT)........1100 2000 2900 3800 3000 TRANSPORT WIND......W 9 W 15 SW 30 SW 35 SW 28 LVORI...............3 1 1 1 1 ADI.................27 71 85 94 88 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 26 MPH...BECOMING WEST 6 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............50 61 73 66 60 55 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE TEMP................62 59 56 54 53 52 RH..................52 60 68 73 77 80 20 FT WIND..........SW 9 SW 7 SW 7 SW 7 SW 6 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........1700 400 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 26 SW 24 SW 20 SW 15 W 10 W 7 LVORI...............1 1 1 3 3 3 ADI.................44 39 42 42 29 24 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3400-4900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............40 32 31 30 30 31 WEATHER COV.........PATCHY WEATHER TYPE........FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................50 55 64 70 73 72 RH..................86 71 53 43 39 38 20 FT WIND..........SW 4 SW 5 SW 7 SW 9 SW 10 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)........300 800 1800 2900 3900 4900 TRANSPORT WIND......W 5 W 7 W 12 SW 17 SW 23 SW 25 LVORI...............4 3 1 1 1 1 ADI.................20 32 56 89 97 90 $$ FORECASTER...GABRIC REQUESTED BY...CHRIS REVELS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120222.LOOPP.01/GSP