FNUS72 KGSP 261315 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR BOWERS...NCFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 915 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0920 EDT ON OCTOBER 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE MOUNTAINS FROM THE WEST ON SATURDAY... THEN DISSIPATE AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES UP THE EAST COAST. EARLY NEXT WEEK SANDY IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP INTO A POWERFUL NOR-EASTER AND MOVE INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND OR THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES. THIS WILL PRODUCE UNSEASONABLY CHILLY AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS BEHIND THE STORM OVER WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. SEE THE OUTLOOK SECTION AT THE BOTTOM. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PATCHY FOG EARLY...OTHERWISE PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL EARLY...INCREASING TO 3000-4300 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 13 MPH. TIME (EDT) 9 AM 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............52 60 55 55 55 WEATHER COV.........PATCHY WEATHER TYPE........FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................56 66 73 75 75 RH..................94 75 55 50 48 20 FT WIND..........N 3 NE 4 NE 5 NE 6 NE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 12 12 MIX HGT (FT)........1100 2700 3700 4200 3600 TRANSPORT WIND......NE 7 NE 9 NE 10 NE 12 E 13 LVORI...............6 3 2 1 1 ADI.................9 21 28 32 45 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............60 70 77 84 91 94 WEATHER COV......... PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG FOG TEMP................72 67 64 62 61 61 RH..................54 68 78 86 89 90 20 FT WIND..........NE 5 NE 3 NE 3 N 4 N 4 N 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........2600 400 300 300 400 500 TRANSPORT WIND......NE 12 NE 9 NE 7 NE 6 NE 6 NE 6 LVORI...............2 3 4 5 5 5 ADI.................28 6 5 5 8 8 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........61 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2600 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 17 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............96 99 94 89 84 80 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........RN/FG RN/FG RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................60 59 64 68 69 68 RH..................93 97 77 68 63 61 20 FT WIND..........N 5 N 5 N 5 N 5 N 6 N 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........600 600 1300 1900 2400 2500 TRANSPORT WIND......NE 12 NE 12 NE 15 NE 16 NE 15 NE 17 LVORI...............6 5 3 3 1 1 ADI.................8 13 22 30 32 49 .OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...CONDITIONS ARE HIGHLY SUBJECT TO CHANGE GIVEN THE EVOLUTION OF HURRICANE SANDY AND THE RESULTING EXTRATROPICAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. PRELIMINARY EXPECTATIONS ARE... .SUNDAY...BREEZY WITH NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. .MONDAY...WINDY WITH NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS ABOVE 30 MPH. .TUESDAY...VERY WINDY WITH NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...HARRY GERAPETRITIS REQUESTED BY...DEREK WARE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121026.BOWER.02/GSP