FNUS72 KGSP 292126
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR NEAR EAGLE...GREAT SMOKY MTNS NP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
526 PM EDT SUN APR 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1712 EDT ON APRIL 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHWEST PIEDMONT AND
NORTHERN FOOTHILLS OF NORTH CAROLINA TODAY...BEFORE LIFTING NORTH AS
A WARM FRONT ON MONDAY.  HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN MOVE OVER THE AREA
AND DOMINATE THE WEATHER THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6500-8400 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............20     18     15     19     29     22
WEATHER COV.........PATCHY PATCHY        S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE........FOG    FOG    NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................57     59     71     81     85     85
RH..................93     89     64     47     38     38
20 FT WIND..........SE 2   S 2    SW 4   SW 6   SW 6   SW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.....5             10     15     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)........300    300    3800   6500   8200   8300
TRANSPORT WIND......S 6    S 6    S 9    SW 13  SW 15  SW 15

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600-7000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1500 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............21     64     53     53     48     44
WEATHER COV.........S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................82     77     70     66     63     61
RH..................43     51     63     71     76     83
20 FT WIND..........SW 6   W 3    S 2    S 2    S 2    S 2
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     5      5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)........7000   4100   1500   300    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND......SW 14  SW 12  SW 10  S 9    S 8    S 8

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FORECASTER...MCAVOY
REQUESTED BY...RANGER K  K  STUART
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120429.NEARE.01/GSP