FNUS72 KGSP 171412
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR LUEKING_SAR...GREAT SMOKY MTNS NP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1012 AM EDT SAT MAR 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UNSEASONABLY WARM AND MOIST AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
AN AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS WILL MOVE OVER THE BURN
AREA AROUND NOON TODAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS WITH A
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

TIME (EDT)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............84     83     82     87
WEATHER COV.........CHANCE DEFNTE DEFNTE LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................52     55     56     60
20 FT WIND..........W 3    W 4    W 5    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      10     10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
                    PATCHY FOG LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............90     90     90     89     89     89
WEATHER COV.........LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................59     57     54     52     50     50
20 FT WIND..........W 4    W 4    SW 2   SW 2   SW 3   SW 4
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10     5      5      5      10

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FORECASTER...LANE
REQUESTED BY...LAWLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20120317.LUEKI.01/GSP