FNUS72 KGSP 131711 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR ADAMS MOUNTAIN...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 111 PM EDT WED MAR 13 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1325 EDT ON MARCH 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... COOL CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN CONTROL OF OUR WEATHER INTO THURSDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT. THEN A FRONT IN THE GREAT LAKES AREA DROPS SOUTH INTO NORTH CAROLINA FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEKEND. A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERS MOVING ALONG THE FRONT WILL AFFECT OUR REGION OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 16 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7100-7800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 13 MPH...INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 31 TO 33 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............0 0 34 56 32 31 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................34 31 37 39 40 41 RH..................59 70 58 45 38 35 20 FT WIND..........NW 5 NW 4 W 6 W 10 W 12 W 13 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 15 20 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)........900 1300 5500 7700 7800 7300 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 7 W 5 W 22 W 33 W 32 W 32 LVORI...............4 4 1 1 1 1 ADI.................5 8 70 120 116 114 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24. MAX HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...DECREASING TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......4900-6700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 3500-4700 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 24 TO 33 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............28 23 31 39 48 33 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................39 35 32 30 28 27 RH..................36 42 47 52 58 59 20 FT WIND..........NW 12 NW 10 NW 10 NW 10 NW 10 NW 11 20 FT WIND GUST.....30 20 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)........6700 6000 5600 5200 4700 3900 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 30 NW 30 NW 31 NW 33 NW 32 NW 26 LVORI...............1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................103 40 42 45 43 36 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-4100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4700-5400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 22 TO 29 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............18 3 5 7 9 31 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................25 25 31 38 42 44 RH..................60 59 44 31 24 24 20 FT WIND..........NW 11 NW 10 NW 9 NW 9 NW 8 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 25 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)........3200 2500 3100 4100 5400 5400 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 23 NW 23 NW 28 NW 28 NW 24 NW 24 LVORI...............1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................31 50 67 77 77 77 $$ FORECASTER...DIXON REQUESTED BY...CHASE FRISBEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130315.ADAMS.01/GSP