FNUS72 KGSP 141645 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR TUGALO VILLAGE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1245 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 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. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............29 31 29 27 25 24 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................77 70 65 62 59 57 RH..................41 53 64 74 81 89 20 FT WIND..........SW 4 S 2 S 1 SW 1 NW 1 NW 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 MIX HGT (FT)........5700 300 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......W 8 SW 7 W 5 NW 3 NW 5 NW 6 LVORI...............1 2 3 3 3 4 ADI.................36 3 2 2 2 2 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 8000-8800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING WEST 0 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............22 23 28 33 38 46 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................55 56 66 74 79 80 RH..................94 88 60 45 37 35 20 FT WIND..........NW 1 NW 2 W 2 W 2 SW 4 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 3100 5900 7700 8400 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 6 NW 6 N 6 N 3 SW 0 W 2 LVORI...............5 4 2 2 2 2 ADI.................3 6 27 28 0 14 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500-7100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............53 61 65 70 74 77 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................79 72 68 65 62 60 RH..................37 49 57 65 71 78 20 FT WIND..........W 4 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........7100 3900 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......W 6 N 8 N 7 N 5 NW 3 NW 5 LVORI...............2 2 3 3 3 4 ADI.................22 4 3 2 2 2 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5900-7600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............79 82 79 76 74 74 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................58 59 67 73 77 78 RH..................83 80 62 52 47 45 20 FT WIND..........NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 W 4 W 4 W 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 1700 4500 7300 7500 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 5 NW 6 NW 7 W 7 W 6 W 9 LVORI...............5 5 2 2 2 1 ADI.................2 4 14 20 21 33 $$ FORECASTER...BRUCE REQUESTED BY...DAVE MARTIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120315.TUGAL.02/GSP