FNUS72 KGSP 222129
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEE BRANCH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
529 PM EDT SUN MAR 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A BROAD AREA OF DRY HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST WILL WEAKEN AND
ALLOW A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT TO MOVE SOUTH ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA
DURING THE DAY MONDAY. SURFACE WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT UPSLOPE
DURING THE DAY BUT TRANSPORT WINDS WILL REMAIN NORTHWEST. CLOUDS WILL
INCREASE WITH THE FRONT AS WELL BUT NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34.
RH..................MAX 83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........34     42     43     44     45     48
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............51     45     42     39     37     35
RH..............38     48     58     67     76     81
20 FT WIND......W 3    W 2    NW 2   NW 2   NW 2   NW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5                                  5

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........48 AT IGNITION...MAX 58.
RH..................53 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 1 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT UPSLOPE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5400-7000 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........52     55     55     55     55     55
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............34     35     44     51     56     57
RH..............83     77     59     47     39     37
20 FT WIND......NW 3   NW 2   W 2    SW 1   S 1    S 1
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)....300    300    3300   5400   6500   6800
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 14  NW 13  NW 10  NW 9   NW 8   NW 8

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FORECASTER...HINSON
REQUESTED BY...ALYCE HARRIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090323.BEEBR.01/GSP