FNUS72 KGSP 141219
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR LATTA SPRING...MECKLENBURG COUNTY P&R
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
819 AM EDT WED MAR 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA WILL
LEAD TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT WEEK.
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CROSS THE REGION FRIDAY TO BRING
ABOUT THE BEST CHANCE OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
OTHERWISE...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING SUNNY
                    (10-20 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
                    LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 8400-9200 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).............18     14     12     12
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................70     78     82     82
RH..................56     39     33     32
20 FT WIND..........N 3    E 2    SE 2   S 2
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)........4700   7600   8400   9200
TRANSPORT WIND......NW 5   W 3    W 5    W 7

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 1 TO 7 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............12     12     13     15     16     15
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................80     71     66     62     59     56
RH..................34     46     55     63     69     76
20 FT WIND..........S 2    SW 2   SW 2   SW 2   SW 2   W 1
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)........6200   300    300    300    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND......W 7    SW 7   S 3    S 1    SW 1   W 1

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FORECASTER...KIMBALL
REQUESTED BY...CHRISTA ROGERS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120314.LATTA.01/GSP