FNUS72 KGSP 191323 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR RAVENS FORK...GREAT SMOKY MTNS NP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 822 AM EST MON NOV 19 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0804 EST ON NOVEMBER 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL LOWS WILL MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA BRINGING CLOUDY SKIES BUT LITTLE RAIN THROUGH WEDNESDAY. DRIER AND MILD HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN FOR THANKSGIVING WITH ANOTHER COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO PASS OVER THE REGION LATE FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG DISSIPATING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4100-5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH. TIME (EST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............54 59 39 33 42 WEATHER COV.........PATCHY WEATHER TYPE........FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................39 48 57 61 61 RH..................84 72 53 47 47 20 FT WIND..........N 0 N 0 N 2 NW 3 NW 3 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........700 1500 3600 5000 5500 TRANSPORT WIND......E 3 E 6 SE 6 SE 5 SE 3 LVORI...............6 3 2 2 2 ADI.................4 11 25 26 21 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG LATE IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 1 TO 2 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............42 45 52 59 63 64 WEATHER COV......... PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE FOG FOG FOG TEMP................55 48 44 41 39 38 RH..................60 78 90 95 95 93 20 FT WIND..........N 2 NE 1 E 1 SE 1 SW 0 NW 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 MIX HGT (FT)........2700 1000 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......SE 2 SE 2 SE 2 SE 1 SE 1 SE 1 LVORI...............3 4 7 9 9 8 ADI.................1 1 1 1 1 1 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3800-5500 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 1 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............65 60 51 41 35 31 WEATHER COV.........PATCHY WEATHER TYPE........FOG NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................38 43 52 59 61 58 RH..................93 81 63 49 44 46 20 FT WIND..........NW 1 S 1 NW 1 NW 3 NW 5 NW 4 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........300 2000 5500 5500 5300 5000 TRANSPORT WIND......S 1 S 3 NW 7 W 7 W 7 NW 7 LVORI...............8 4 2 2 2 2 ADI.................1 9 30 30 29 29 $$ FORECASTER...LEE REQUESTED BY...RANGER J POND TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20121119.RAVEN.01/GSP