FNUS72 KGSP 311941 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH CENTRAL...KINGS MOUNTAIN NMP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 341 PM EDT SAT MAR 31 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON APRIL 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CAROLINAS...REACHING THE COAST ON SUNDAY. DRIER AIR WILL THEN MOVE IN AND REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK WHEN ANOTHER NORTHERN GULF WEATHER DISTURBANCE ENTERS THE PICTURE. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......8200-8800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH. TIME (EDT) 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............44 52 WEATHER COV.........ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................79 79 RH..................47 40 20 FT WIND..........NW 5 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........8200 8800 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 17 NW 17 LVORI...............1 1 ADI.................90 87 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 14 TO 23 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............44 39 30 21 12 16 WEATHER COV.........SCTTRD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................77 70 64 60 57 54 RH..................41 51 59 64 68 73 20 FT WIND..........NW 5 NW 2 NW 3 NW 3 NW 2 N 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........5900 300 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 15 NW 14 NW 20 NW 23 NW 22 N 16 LVORI...............1 2 2 2 3 3 ADI.................69 6 9 10 10 7 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 16 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............19 23 20 18 16 20 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................52 55 64 72 76 78 RH..................78 74 56 45 36 33 20 FT WIND..........NE 2 E 2 E 2 SE 2 SW 4 SW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 10 15 MIX HGT (FT)........300 400 2300 3500 4100 4200 TRANSPORT WIND......N 13 N 12 NW 9 NW 8 W 8 W 16 LVORI...............4 3 2 1 1 1 ADI.................6 12 28 33 31 60 $$ FORECASTER...KIMBALL REQUESTED BY...CHRIS REVELS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120401.NORTH.01/GSP