FNUS72 KGSP 201703 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR CHEOAH HELISPOT...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 103 PM EDT WED MAR 20 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 EDT ON MARCH 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER OUR REGION TODAY. EXPECT A COLD FRONT TO CROSS FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING BRINGING MUCH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR THURSDAY. OUR WEATHER WILL BE UNSETTLED WITH OFF AND ON CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION FROM FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH CONTINUED BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......11100-12800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 13600 FT AGL LATE. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 TO 24 MPH...INCREASING TO AROUND 28 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM (SEE BELOW FOR 6PM) SKY (%).............11 15 31 50 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RH..................24 23 20 FT WIND..........W 6 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 20 MIX HGT (FT)........11100 12800 TRANSPORT WIND......W 17 W 24 LVORI...............1 1 ADI.................97 87 HAZARD VTEC 1....... HAZARD VTEC 2....... HAZARD VTEC 3....... .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY OR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 20. MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......10300-12000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 4000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 21 TO 29 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............70 82 72 68 68 45 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE LIKELY S CHC CHANCE CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR TEMP................49 41 34 30 28 24 RH..................27 45 63 73 74 83 20 FT WIND..........W 10 W 11 NW 9 NW 6 NW 6 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 25 20 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........12000 8600 6300 5300 5500 4500 TRANSPORT WIND......W 29 W 28 NW 29 NW 29 NW 26 NW 22 ADI.................106 102 97 39 36 29 HAZARD VTEC 1....... HAZARD VTEC 2....... HAZARD VTEC 3....... .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............31 0 2 4 4 8 WEATHER COV.........S CHC WEATHER TYPE........SNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE $$ FORECASTER...GABRIC REQUESTED BY...TIM SOLESBEE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130320.CHEOA.01/GSP