FNUS72 KGSP 151151 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR HALE RIDGE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 751 AM EDT THU MAR 15 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 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 (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO AROUND 7000 FT AGL DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH...BECOMING WEST 3 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............39 54 65 73 WEATHER COV.........ISOLTD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................69 75 75 75 RH..................51 39 38 34 20 FT WIND..........NW 7 W 4 S 3 S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)........4400 6100 6900 6800 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 14 NW 7 W 3 W 6 LVORI...............1 2 2 2 ADI.................49 26 11 23 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-4200 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 1 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 2 TO 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............75 80 75 74 77 80 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................69 64 60 58 56 54 RH..................50 61 71 78 82 87 20 FT WIND..........SW 2 S 1 W 0 NW 1 N 2 N 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........4200 300 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......W 5 S 1 SW 2 SW 3 NW 2 N 3 LVORI...............2 3 3 4 5 6 ADI.................22 1 1 1 1 1 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........51 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.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5100-5800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 2 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING WEST 9 TO 15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............83 87 83 82 83 82 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................53 54 60 65 68 69 RH..................89 83 71 61 53 51 20 FT WIND..........N 2 NW 2 W 2 SW 3 SW 5 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 2200 3800 4500 5800 TRANSPORT WIND......N 3 NE 3 S 9 SW 13 SW 15 W 14 LVORI...............7 5 3 1 1 1 ADI.................1 3 23 36 44 47 $$ FORECASTER...LANE REQUESTED BY...DAVE MARTIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120315.HALER.01/GSP