FNUS72 KGSP 281210 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR MUDCUT 4...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 810 AM EDT WED MAR 28 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 EDT ON MARCH 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...COLD FRONT ARRIVES TONIGHT... .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE FARTHER OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST TODAY AS A WEAK FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH TONIGHT OR EARLY THURSDAY. ANOTHER RIDGE OF DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE BACK IN BEHIND THE FRONT THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. ANOTHER WEAK FRONT WILL AFFECT THE REGION ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 73. RH..................59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 3000-4300 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 TO 30 MPH. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............55 55 54 51 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................62 68 72 72 RH..................57 54 48 50 20 FT WIND..........SW 4 SW 6 SW 9 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)........800 3000 4200 4300 TRANSPORT WIND......W 30 W 30 W 29 W 26 LVORI...............3 1 1 1 ADI.................23 96 82 76 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49. RH..................MAX 86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1500 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 26 TO 35 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............52 55 58 65 75 66 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................70 65 60 57 54 51 RH..................52 62 70 74 81 83 20 FT WIND..........W 9 W 6 W 5 W 4 W 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........3600 2100 1000 400 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......W 26 W 28 W 29 W 31 W 33 W 35 LVORI...............1 1 3 3 4 4 ADI.................69 37 19 14 15 15 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73. RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4900-5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 24 TO 33 MPH...DECREASING TO 16 TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............57 48 30 16 7 4 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................50 50 58 67 71 73 RH..................85 83 67 48 36 33 20 FT WIND..........W 5 W 2 NW 4 NW 6 NW 7 NW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 1500 2900 4500 4900 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 33 NW 30 NW 26 NW 24 NW 21 NW 17 LVORI...............4 4 1 1 1 1 ADI.................15 31 52 76 60 52 $$ FORECASTER...TOMKO REQUESTED BY...TIM SOLESBEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120328.MUDCU.02/GSP