FNUS72 KGSP 221903 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR LOST BEAR EAST...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 303 PM EDT FRI MAR 22 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1520 EDT ON MARCH 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN ACROSS THE REGION THIS WEEKEND. THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL OCCUR SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW MAY CONTINUE OVER THE TENNESSEE BORDER AREAS INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. OTHERWISE...DRY CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA FOR THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 TO 4800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....10 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............72 77 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE TEMP................44 45 RH..................30 26 20 FT WIND..........W 5 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST..... 10 MIX HGT (FT)........4300 4800 TRANSPORT WIND......W 12 W 12 LVORI...............1 1 ADI.................33 35 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF RAIN. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-4400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 600-2200 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 1 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............80 87 82 76 71 80 WEATHER COV......... S CHC CHANCE S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP................46 43 39 37 36 36 RH..................27 36 48 53 59 64 20 FT WIND..........W 5 W 3 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 N 2 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........4400 3600 2200 1400 900 700 TRANSPORT WIND......W 9 W 6 NW 5 NW 3 NW 3 NW 2 LVORI...............2 2 2 2 3 3 ADI.................27 4 2 2 2 1 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2200-2500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 1 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............90 99 92 85 79 75 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN NONE TEMP................35 33 40 44 48 49 RH..................72 83 75 66 71 70 20 FT WIND..........N 2 NW 1 NW 1 NW 1 NW 1 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 MIX HGT (FT)........600 500 1400 2100 2500 2300 TRANSPORT WIND......N 1 N 1 W 8 W 12 W 9 W 12 LVORI...............4 6 4 3 3 3 ADI.................1 1 15 30 27 32 $$ FORECASTER...DIXON REQUESTED BY...FRED MASCHER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130322.LOSTB.02/GSP