FNUS72 KGSP 141931 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR LEDBETTER 1...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 331 PM EDT WED MAR 14 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 15. 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 THE BEST CHANCE OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. OTHERWISE...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-3200 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 1 TO 6 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............24 12 6 4 6 28 WEATHER COV.........ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................61 54 52 51 50 49 RH..................54 66 74 78 82 84 20 FT WIND..........W 4 W 2 W 2 SW 2 W 1 S 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........3200 500 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......W 6 W 5 W 5 SW 3 SW 3 SW 2 LVORI...............2 3 3 4 5 5 ADI.................19 2 2 2 2 1 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5000-5300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 1 TO 6 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............35 28 31 38 49 74 WEATHER COV......... PATCHY S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE FOG NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................48 49 52 56 59 60 RH..................84 80 75 69 65 62 20 FT WIND..........S 1 S 1 SW 2 SW 3 W 4 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 2800 5100 5600 5000 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 1 SW 1 SW 2 SW 5 W 6 W 6 LVORI...............6 5 4 3 3 2 ADI.................1 1 6 14 13 13 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-4100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............81 72 77 81 86 86 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................59 56 55 53 52 51 RH..................64 73 77 79 80 82 20 FT WIND..........W 3 NW 2 SW 2 S 2 SW 2 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........4800 1600 800 400 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......W 3 W 3 W 5 SW 7 SW 8 SW 9 LVORI...............3 3 4 4 5 4 ADI.................8 2 2 3 4 6 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2300-3100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............87 87 85 82 80 82 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................50 51 55 58 59 60 RH..................84 82 75 69 63 63 20 FT WIND..........W 3 W 3 W 3 W 4 W 4 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 1600 2300 2400 2800 TRANSPORT WIND......W 8 W 8 W 8 W 8 W 8 W 9 LVORI...............5 4 4 3 2 2 ADI.................5 9 14 17 17 21 $$ FORECASTER...BRUCE REQUESTED BY...TIM SOLESBEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120315.LEDBE.01/GSP