FNUS72 KGSP 301209 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCK FOREST...NC FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 809 AM EDT FRI MAR 30 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MARCH 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DIURNAL INSTABILITY AND MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF A FRONT WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. A FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION EARLY SATURDAY FOLLOWED BY UPPER RIDGING SUNDAY AND MONDAY. ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........62 AT IGNITION...MAX 68. RH..................56 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION... BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4600-5400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............70 78 83 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................62 66 66 RH..................56 48 48 20 FT WIND..........NE 5 SE 5 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)........2400 4600 5100 TRANSPORT WIND......W 6 S 12 SW 17 LVORI...............2 1 1 ADI.................12 34 53 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52. RH..................MAX 97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......3400-4700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............89 92 93 94 95 81 WEATHER COV.........LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................65 62 58 55 54 53 RH..................53 64 76 87 95 96 20 FT WIND..........SW 6 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 6 SW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 10 15 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)........4700 3400 1900 900 500 400 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 22 SW 22 SW 14 SW 10 W 12 W 6 LVORI...............1 1 3 5 6 8 ADI.................65 56 26 9 10 4 $$ FORECASTER...TOMKO REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL CHEEK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120330.BUCKF.01/GSP