FNUS72 KGSP 162002 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR TURKEY RIDGE PREPLAN...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 402 PM EDT SAT MAR 16 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON MARCH 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY DROP SOUTH INTO THE WESTERN CAROLINAS OVERNIGHT. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA LATE MONDAY. A SECONDARY COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH ON TUESDAY ALLOWING FOR COLD HIGH PRESSURE TO MOVE IN BEHIND IT. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SHOULD BE HIGHER ON SUNDAY AS MOISTURE INCREASES AHEAD OF THE SECOND FRONT. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5700-6700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 28 MPH...DECREASING TO 9 TO 17 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............32 40 40 41 42 37 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................74 71 65 60 57 55 RH..................31 35 44 53 59 64 20 FT WIND..........W 9 W 5 W 4 W 2 W 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 15 15 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........6700 5700 3400 1800 900 500 TRANSPORT WIND......W 28 W 20 W 15 W 12 W 9 W 9 LVORI...............1 2 2 2 2 2 ADI.................110 22 14 14 13 12 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4500-5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 18 MPH...INCREASING TO 18 TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............34 33 35 36 34 30 WEATHER COV.........S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................53 53 59 66 68 69 RH..................69 72 61 50 44 42 20 FT WIND..........W 2 W 2 W 5 SW 7 SW 9 SW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 1300 2400 3400 4500 TRANSPORT WIND......W 10 W 10 W 14 W 17 W 20 W 20 LVORI...............3 3 1 1 1 1 ADI.................11 23 58 53 66 75 .SUNDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3900-5600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 500-2100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............28 30 48 67 85 88 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP................68 61 57 55 53 50 RH..................44 55 64 71 78 83 20 FT WIND..........SW 7 S 5 S 3 SE 2 E 3 E 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........5600 2100 1100 500 500 1400 TRANSPORT WIND......W 17 SW 10 SW 7 SW 3 S 3 S 3 LVORI...............1 3 2 3 4 4 ADI.................65 7 12 7 9 8 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-2200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............91 93 92 92 91 92 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........RAIN RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................49 49 50 51 51 51 RH..................86 85 86 87 90 90 20 FT WIND..........E 4 E 4 E 3 E 3 E 2 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........1900 2000 2100 2100 2100 2200 TRANSPORT WIND......S 5 S 7 S 12 S 17 S 21 SW 21 LVORI...............5 4 4 4 4 4 ADI.................7 17 18 22 36 42 $$ FORECASTER...WIMBERLEY REQUESTED BY...ANDREW PASCARELLA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130317.TURKE.02/GSP