FNUS72 KGSP 021733 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR TURKEY CR CPP...NC FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 133 PM EDT MON APR 2 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 EDT ON APRIL 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY CROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS FROM THE NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...THEN MOVE BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT ON WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 8400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 17 TO 25 MPH...DECREASING TO 14 TO 15 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............25 28 26 19 18 25 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................59 63 73 79 78 79 RH..................81 72 53 40 41 41 20 FT WIND..........NW 6 NW 6 NW 9 NW 9 NW 7 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 20 25 15 10 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 4300 6600 7200 8000 TRANSPORT WIND......W 17 NW 21 NW 25 NW 24 NW 18 NW 15 LVORI...............4 3 3 1 1 1 ADI.................15 19 34 83 65 54 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE. PATCHY FOG LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......8300-8400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 2 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............27 23 27 34 46 48 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................78 74 67 61 57 55 RH..................44 51 66 80 88 92 20 FT WIND..........N 5 N 2 E 2 E 2 SE 2 SE 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........8400 8300 2900 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......N 12 N 6 NE 3 E 2 SE 2 S 2 LVORI...............1 2 3 5 6 7 ADI.................42 21 11 1 1 1 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7000-8800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 2 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING WEST 3 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............56 71 59 55 61 71 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RN/FG RN/FG RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................54 54 61 69 75 75 RH..................94 94 78 59 48 46 20 FT WIND..........E 1 E 2 E 2 SE 2 S 3 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 15 MIX HGT (FT)........300 500 4800 7100 7500 8300 TRANSPORT WIND......S 2 S 3 W 3 NW 6 W 9 W 10 LVORI...............7 7 4 2 1 1 ADI.................1 2 2 20 33 38 $$ FORECASTER...HORNE REQUESTED BY...DAVID WALKER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120403.TURKE.01/GSP