FNUS72 KGSP 301219 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 38 41...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 819 AM EDT FRI MAR 30 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 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.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 81. RH..................92 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 6400-8000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 18 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............12 35 46 43 60 WEATHER COV......... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................55 65 74 78 80 RH..................92 65 48 41 40 20 FT WIND..........N 3 N 5 N 4 SW 2 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)........300 1400 3400 6400 7500 TRANSPORT WIND......W 8 W 8 W 10 SW 14 SW 17 LVORI...............6 3 1 1 1 ADI.................5 5 36 97 61 .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 LATE. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 60. RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH BEFORE MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......5300-7100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 900-1300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 23 MPH...DECREASING TO 9 TO 13 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............77 87 90 93 96 92 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................78 74 69 65 64 62 RH..................42 50 63 74 80 85 20 FT WIND..........SW 6 SW 7 SW 4 SW 2 SW 5 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 20 10 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........7100 5300 2600 1200 1200 1000 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 21 W 23 SW 18 SW 15 W 15 W 12 LVORI...............1 1 1 3 4 4 ADI.................73 73 41 7 10 8 $$ FORECASTER...TOMKO REQUESTED BY...REGGIE GOOLSBY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120330.COMPA.01/GSP