FNUS72 KGSP 201745
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEE BRANCH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
145 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 EDT ON MARCH 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...COOLER AND DRIER TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...
COOL AND DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION
TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 53.
RH..................21 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 8 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10
                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...RISING TO 5400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 14 TO 20 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........0      3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     52
RH..............21     22
20 FT WIND......NW 6   NW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15
MIX HGT (FT)....5200   5400
TRANSPORT WIND..N 18   N 15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 28.
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT DOWNSLOPE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 5 TO 14 MPH...BECOMING EAST 3 TO 12 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........5      6      9      14     17     20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     43     38     35     32     30
RH..............27     40     51     58     64     69
20 FT WIND......NW 5   NW 5   NW 4   NW 3   NW 2   N 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....4300   2100   1000   400    400    800
TRANSPORT WIND..N 14   N 14   N 12   N 7    N 3    E 9

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54.
RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING
                    LIGHT LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5200-5700 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 3 TO 10 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........24     26     30     36     40     32
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............28     30     39     47     51     53
RH..............74     76     56     44     36     34
20 FT WIND......NW 2   N 2    SE 6   SE 6   S 5    S 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5             10     15     10     5
MIX HGT (FT)....1000   1200   2500   3800   4900   5400
TRANSPORT WIND..E 10   SE 5   S 3    SW 5   W 6    W 7

$$
FORECASTER...MOORE
REQUESTED BY...JOHN BROOKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090320.BEEBR.01/GSP