FNUS72 KGSP 181915
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR PATRICK SAR...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
315 PM EDT THU JUL 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1505 EDT ON JULY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL BE REPLACED BY AN UPPER TROUGH.
A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA EARLY NEXT WEEK...STALLING IN
THE VICINITY

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH LATE.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.

TIME (EDT)          3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).............65     64
WEATHER COV.........SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................74     73
RH..................69     67
20 FT WIND..........SW 4   SW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AT MID EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WINDS DEVLOPING. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............60     52     48     40     29     30
WEATHER COV.........SCTTRD ISOLTD
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................73     70     67     66     64     64
RH..................71     85     92     94     99     100
20 FT WIND..........SW 2   N 2    N 2    N 2    N 2    N 2
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      5      5      5      5

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FORECASTER...TOMKO
REQUESTED BY...RANGER J  PATRICK
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 20130718.PATRI.01/GSP