FNUS72 KGSP 021039 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR CEDAR CREEK AM REQUEST...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 639 AM EDT MON APR 2 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON APRIL 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY CROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS FROM THE NORTHEAST TODAY AND TONIGHT...THEN SLOWLY DISSIPATE OVER THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER FRONT WILL DROP DOWN FROM THE NORTH ON WEDNESDAY...THEN REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO NEAR 8500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....13 TO 22 MPH. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............39 43 50 62 WEATHER COV......... S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................72 82 86 87 RH..................62 44 37 35 20 FT WIND..........NW 10 NW 7 NW 6 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........1500 5200 7100 8200 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 18 NW 21 NW 15 NW 14 LVORI...............2 1 1 1 ADI.................12 73 74 51 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY UNTIL EARLY MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......6800-8300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 1 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............67 68 66 66 67 70 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................86 82 74 69 65 63 RH..................37 46 58 71 79 84 20 FT WIND..........W 4 W 2 N 2 N 2 NE 3 NE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)........8300 6800 2400 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 9 W 2 NW 1 N 2 NE 5 NE 5 LVORI...............1 2 3 3 4 5 ADI.................34 11 3 1 3 3 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 7 MPH LATE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6100-7900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............73 72 69 66 63 63 WEATHER COV.........ISOLTD S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RN/FG RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................61 60 66 73 79 81 RH..................88 90 79 62 50 45 20 FT WIND..........NE 4 E 4 E 2 E 2 SE 2 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 5 5 5 15 MIX HGT (FT)........500 1100 4500 6300 6600 7500 TRANSPORT WIND......NE 5 E 6 E 8 E 8 SE 6 S 9 LVORI...............6 6 4 1 2 1 ADI.................3 4 4 37 27 33 $$ FORECASTER...LANE REQUESTED BY...ANDREW PASCARELLA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120402.CEDAR.02/GSP