FNUS72 KGSP 301439 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR MUD CUT...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1039 AM EDT FRI MAR 30 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 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.........BECOMING CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SCATTERED (40%) SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN EARLY AFTERNOON... THEN NUMEROUS (55%) SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION .08" TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 68. RH..................59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200-4700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH. TIME (EDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............73 91 92 WEATHER COV.........SCTTRD NUMRUS NUMRUS WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................65 67 67 RH..................59 54 55 20 FT WIND..........S 4 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........4200 4500 4200 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 10 SW 13 SW 16 LVORI...............3 1 1 ADI.................40 37 46 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY (60%) AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE (40%) OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE EVENING. PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE EVENING. PRECIPITATION .10" TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52. RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT DOWNSLOPE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-3800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 500-1700 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............92 93 92 90 88 79 WEATHER COV.........NUMRUS LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................66 63 58 55 54 53 RH..................59 72 86 95 95 96 20 FT WIND..........S 5 S 3 S 1 S 1 NW 2 NW 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........3800 3000 1700 900 700 600 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 17 SW 16 SW 13 SW 10 NW 8 NW 3 LVORI...............1 3 4 7 8 8 ADI.................47 38 27 5 4 2 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS (40%) IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE (20%) OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION .01" TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73. RH..................MIN 50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WINDS...INCREASING 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4700-6400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO 20 TO 23 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............69 54 51 43 36 32 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE TEMP................52 53 57 64 71 69 RH..................94 92 86 67 50 54 20 FT WIND..........NW 2 NW 1 NW 1 NW 3 NW 5 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........600 600 1700 3600 6400 5200 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 8 NW 20 NW 21 NW 22 NW 23 NW 21 LVORI...............6 6 5 1 1 1 ADI.................4 9 9 78 106 87 $$ FORECASTER...TOMKO REQUESTED BY...TIM SOLESBEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120330.MUDCU.01/GSP