FNUS72 KGSP 301131 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH CENTRAL...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 731 AM EDT FRI MAR 30 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 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). SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS (50%)IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 78. RH..................65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE DAY. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 5200-6600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 1 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN INCREASING TO 13 TO 16 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............48 48 49 49 63 WEATHER COV......... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................56 62 70 75 77 RH..................65 58 49 41 40 20 FT WIND..........NE 4 NE 5 NE 4 SE 3 SW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)........300 1300 2700 4500 5900 TRANSPORT WIND......E 1 N 2 W 5 SW 7 SW 13 LVORI...............4 3 2 2 1 ADI.................1 2 14 27 41 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY (55%) AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING... THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 58. RH..................MAX 88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......4100-5800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 900-1200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH...BECOMING WEST 8 TO 10 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............76 85 89 92 96 89 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................76 72 68 64 62 61 RH..................42 48 61 72 78 83 20 FT WIND..........W 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 3 SW 3 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 10 10 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)........5800 4100 2500 1400 900 900 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 20 W 22 SW 17 SW 15 SW 15 W 10 LVORI...............1 1 1 3 4 4 ADI.................64 61 37 10 10 7 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE (24%) OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 82. RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......700-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 8500-10000 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH...INCREASING TO 18 TO 22 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............82 84 53 47 55 45 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RN/FG RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................60 59 68 76 81 79 RH..................81 86 65 47 38 37 20 FT WIND..........SW 5 SW 2 SW 4 SW 5 NW 5 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........800 700 3300 6400 10000 8500 TRANSPORT WIND......W 7 W 7 NW 9 NW 14 NW 18 NW 21 LVORI...............4 6 3 1 1 1 ADI.................5 3 6 63 69 106 $$ FORECASTER...TOMKO REQUESTED BY...CHRIS REVELS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120330.NORTH.01/GSP