FNUS72 KGSP 141954 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR ALARKA LAUREL...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 354 PM EDT THU MAR 14 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN ACROSS THE AREA BEFORE AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CROSSES OVERHEAD TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH INTO NORTH CAROLINA OVER THE WEEKEND AND BECOME STATIONARY NEAR THE VIRGINIA BORDER THROUGH MONDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL PUSH EAST ACROSS THE REGION EARLY TUESDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN A CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27. MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 24 MPH...INCREASING TO 26 TO 31 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............55 64 80 90 92 88 WEATHER COV......... ISOLTD ISOLTD CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE SNSHWR SNSHWR FZRAIN FZRAIN TEMP................36 34 32 31 29 28 RH..................37 43 50 56 62 70 20 FT WIND..........NW 6 NW 5 NW 5 NW 5 NW 4 NW 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........2200 1100 700 500 500 300 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 15 NW 17 NW 22 NW 26 NW 31 NW 30 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST 5 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 15 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2400-2800 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 25 TO 32 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............75 54 52 50 47 48 WEATHER COV.........S CHC WEATHER TYPE........FZRAIN NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................27 28 39 48 54 55 RH..................80 84 62 51 48 47 20 FT WIND..........W 3 W 2 W 3 W 5 W 9 W 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 15 20 25 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 600 1400 2400 2600 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 26 W 25 W 26 W 29 W 30 W 31 .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN 20 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 33 TO 40 MPH...INCREASING TO 43 TO 47 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............52 59 66 73 80 73 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................55 52 48 46 45 44 RH..................51 60 72 81 86 87 20 FT WIND..........W 10 W 6 W 6 W 6 W 6 W 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....30 10 15 15 15 20 MIX HGT (FT)........2300 1300 800 400 400 400 TRANSPORT WIND......W 33 W 37 W 40 W 43 W 44 W 46 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS...MAINLY LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN 30 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 37 TO 46 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 36 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............63 51 42 41 47 58 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................43 43 48 53 57 58 RH..................87 85 74 61 54 52 20 FT WIND..........W 6 W 6 W 8 W 10 W 12 W 11 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 30 30 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)........500 500 1300 1800 1800 1700 TRANSPORT WIND......W 46 W 43 W 40 W 39 W 37 W 36 $$ FORECASTER...WIMBERLEY REQUESTED BY...BRIAN BROWNING TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130315.ALARK.01/GSP