FNUS72 KGSP 151410 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR ANDERSON RD...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1010 AM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON MARCH 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER THE SOUTHEAST TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY...BUT WITH A WEAK DISTURBANCE PASSING OVERHEAD ON FRIDAY. A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE MID ATLANTIC REGION ON SATURDAY AND MOVE SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA EARLY SUNDAY. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN RETURN TO THE REGION THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO NEAR 9000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5-8 MPH. TIME (EDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............38 44 53 WEATHER COV.........ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................78 80 81 RH..................38 31 31 20 FT WIND..........NW 2 W 2 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........6400 8000 8600 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 5 W 6 W 5 LVORI...............1 2 1 ADI.................37 16 33 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 2 TO 3 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............56 62 66 70 73 75 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................79 72 67 64 61 59 RH..................37 48 58 67 74 81 20 FT WIND..........SW 2 S 1 NW 1 N 2 N 2 N 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........6200 500 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 3 SE 1 NE 2 N 3 N 3 N 3 LVORI...............2 2 3 3 3 5 ADI.................22 1 1 2 2 2 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7600-8900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING WEST 7 TO 16 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............77 77 74 73 74 73 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................57 58 67 73 78 79 RH..................88 81 62 50 42 40 20 FT WIND..........N 2 N 2 W 2 SW 2 SW 4 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 1300 4100 7200 8900 TRANSPORT WIND......N 3 NE 3 W 7 SW 12 SW 14 W 16 LVORI...............6 5 2 1 1 1 ADI.................1 3 13 43 50 58 $$ FORECASTER...LANE REQUESTED BY...DAVE MARTIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120315.ANDER.01/GSP