FNUS72 KGSP 062159
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR PURCHASE KNOB SAR...GREAT SMOKY MTNS NP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
459 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1652 EST ON MARCH 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRIER CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL SPREAD OVER THE REGION AND
LINGER INTO THE WEEKEND. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE
CAROLINAS EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SNOW SHOWERS
                    LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW
                    SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SNOW SHOWERS LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 20.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 13 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40
                    MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
                    TO 20 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 32 TO 41 MPH...DECREASING TO 29 TO 31
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (EST)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............95     91     81     72     63     48
WEATHER COV.........LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR
TEMP................21     21     21     22     24     23
RH..................100    100    96     92     85     85
20 FT WIND..........NW 15  N 14   N 13   N 11   N 10   N 9
20 FT WIND GUST.....40     30     30     25     25     20
MIX HGT (FT)........1700   1100   1600   1700   1500   1200
TRANSPORT WIND......NW 41  NW 39  NW 37  NW 33  NW 31  NW 30

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 23 TO 28 MPH.

TIME (EST)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............33     27     30     33     29     18
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................23     24     29     35     38     40
RH..................84     81     69     59     51     47
20 FT WIND..........N 7    N 6    N 6    N 6    NW 6   NW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     15     15     15     15     20
MIX HGT (FT)........1200   1100   600    1000   1400   2000
TRANSPORT WIND......NW 28  NW 28  NW 26  NW 25  NW 24  NW 23

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FORECASTER...MCAVOY
REQUESTED BY...RANGER KARL DANFORTH
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20130306.PURCH.01/GSP