FNUS72 KGSP 181909
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAR CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
309 PM EDT FRI MAR 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1455 EDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT SOUTH TONIGHT BEFORE A COLD
FRONT CROSSES THE REGION THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. A COOL WEDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    LATE. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).............45  51  55  59  65  65  63  55  51  49  48  48
WEATHER COV.........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE........RW  RW  RNF RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  TSM TSM
TEMP................51  50  50  52  55  58  59  60  61  61  62  62
RH..................91  94  94  89  83  77  74  72  71  69  68  68
20 FT WIND DIR......NE  NE  NE  NE  N   N   N   N   N   N   NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD......4   4   4   4   4   5   4   3   3   3   3   3
20 FT WIND GUST.....10  10  10  10  10  10  10  5   5   5   5   5
MIX HGT (KFT).......0.4 0.4 0.4 1.0 1.6 2.3 2.6 3.0 3.4 3.8 4.3 4.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW  NW  NW  NW  N   N   N   N   N   N   NW  NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.....6   7   9   10  12  12  10  9   7   6   5   3

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FORECASTER...MCAVOY
REQUESTED BY...TIM SOLESBEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110318.BEARC.01/GSP