FNUS72 KGSP 201836 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR CATALOOCHEE SPEC OP...GREAT SMOKY MTNS NP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 236 PM EDT TUE AUG 20 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1418 EDT ON AUGUST 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A STATIONARY FRONT WILL LINGER ALONG THE COAST THROUGH THURSDAY THEN DISSIPATE. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION FROM THE NORTH FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...USHERING IN DRIER WEATHER FOR THE WEEKEND. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 70. MIN HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST BETWEEN 3 TO 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-3800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 3 MPH. TIME (EDT) 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............76 83 WEATHER COV.........SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................66 67 RH..................88 87 20 FT WIND..........S 0 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 MIX HGT (FT)........3800 3400 TRANSPORT WIND......NE 3 E 3 LVORI...............4 4 ADI.................12 12 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. PATCHY FOG IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 700-1500 FT AGL LATE IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............89 96 95 94 94 92 WEATHER COV.........NUMRUS SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................67 64 62 61 61 60 RH..................88 97 98 100 100 100 20 FT WIND..........S 3 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 W 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........2800 1800 1100 800 800 1200 TRANSPORT WIND......SE 5 SE 7 S 7 S 7 S 8 S 9 LVORI...............5 5 8 9 9 8 ADI.................11 12 9 5 5 6 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600-3400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 3600-4200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............90 89 88 88 82 81 WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................60 60 63 66 71 71 RH..................100 100 100 91 82 82 20 FT WIND..........W 2 W 2 W 2 W 2 SW 2 S 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........1600 1800 2600 3200 3600 4000 TRANSPORT WIND......S 8 S 6 SW 8 SW 9 W 8 W 7 LVORI...............9 9 8 4 3 3 ADI.................5 3 4 31 28 26 $$ FORECASTER...DIXON REQUESTED BY...RANGER P JAMES TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20130820.CATAL.01/GSP