FNUS72 KGSP 211212 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR C-14...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 812 AM EDT WED MAR 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WARM AND MOIST AIR MASS WILL LINGER ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH EAST ACROSS THE CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA SATURDAY...FOLLOWED BY DRY HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN SUNDAY AND REMAINING INTO NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PATCHY FOG EARLY...OTHERWISE MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING (25-35 PERCENT). BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) BY AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4800-6000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............80 66 53 57 WEATHER COV......... ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP................67 76 80 82 RH..................77 55 45 41 20 FT WIND..........SE 2 SE 2 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........2400 4800 5400 5900 TRANSPORT WIND......S 6 S 7 S 9 S 9 LVORI...............4 1 1 1 ADI.................2 24 29 30 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY DURING THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......4300-5300 FT AGL EARLY...DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL WITH INVERSION SETTING UP BETWEEN 8 AND 9 PM. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............61 66 68 70 72 67 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RN/FG RN/FG TEMP................81 76 69 64 62 60 RH..................43 53 69 82 88 94 20 FT WIND..........S 5 SE 4 SE 3 SE 2 S 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........5300 3300 1400 400 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......S 9 S 8 S 6 S 6 S 6 S 6 LVORI...............1 1 3 4 5 6 ADI.................28 25 22 7 8 7 $$ FORECASTER...GERAPETRITIS REQUESTED BY...REGGIE GOOLSBY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120321.C14__.01/GSP