FNUS72 KGSP 011034 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR LATHAM LOOP...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 534 AM EST FRI MAR 1 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AS THE PERSISTENT UPPER LOW DRIFTS OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST TODAY...AN UPPER TROUGH WILL DEEPEN OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE NATION. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE FROM TENNESSEE TONIGHT AND ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA ON SATURDAY. EXPECT THE UPPER TROUGH TO BE OFF THE EAST COAST SUNDAY NIGHT WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF HIGH PRESSURE FOR OUR AREA TO START NEXT WEEK. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM SHOULD ARRIVE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4800-5800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 13 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............57 62 67 73 WEATHER COV......... S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP................39 43 46 48 RH..................57 48 43 41 20 FT WIND..........NW 2 W 5 W 7 W 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 15 20 MIX HGT (FT)........3600 4400 5100 5600 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 5 W 8 W 13 W 16 LVORI...............2 2 1 1 ADI.................15 23 39 51 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500-5300 FT AGL EARLY...DECREASING TO 300-1700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............75 77 80 89 94 96 WEATHER COV......... S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE SNSHWR SNSHWR TEMP................46 44 40 37 35 33 RH..................43 48 55 62 68 70 20 FT WIND..........NW 8 NW 7 NW 6 NW 6 NW 6 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........5300 5100 3700 1700 600 300 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 17 NW 17 NW 16 NW 14 NW 13 NW 12 LVORI...............2 2 2 2 3 3 ADI.................23 23 22 15 11 10 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN SHOWERS AT TIMES. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4700-6100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............98 94 95 97 93 84 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE........SNSHWR SNSHWR RNSN RNSN RNSN RNSN TEMP................32 34 38 40 41 41 RH..................74 74 64 59 57 57 20 FT WIND..........NW 6 NW 5 NW 5 NW 6 NW 6 NW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........300 1500 4100 5200 5900 6000 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 10 NW 10 NW 12 NW 14 NW 17 NW 20 LVORI...............3 3 1 1 1 1 ADI.................8 21 44 57 74 65 $$ FORECASTER...HARRY GERAPETRITIS REQUESTED BY...MIKE HAISTEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130301.LATHA.01/GSP