FNUS72 KGSP 172241 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR HAW CREEK...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 641 PM EDT THU MAR 17 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH SATURDAY EVENING. THERE WILL BE A LOW LEVEL JET AROUND 35 KNOTS TONIGHT...SO TRANSPORT WINDS COULD BE HIGHER ALONG ANY RIDGES THAT ARE ABOVE THE NIGHT TIME INVERSION. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-3800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-900 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 21 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 4 MPH IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............2 5 2 0 0 0 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................62 58 54 50 47 46 RH..................33 41 50 59 65 69 20 FT WIND..........S 2 S 5 E 2 E 1 E 1 NE 1 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)........3800 900 500 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......W 12 SW 8 SW 5 W 5 W 4 W 4 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4500-5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH BY AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............0 0 9 17 24 32 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................45 45 53 64 70 72 RH..................73 76 60 43 35 33 20 FT WIND..........N 2 W 6 NW 10 NW 10 NW 9 NW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 15 25 30 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 1600 2800 3600 4500 TRANSPORT WIND......W 5 W 8 NW 27 NW 30 NW 24 W 23 .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-4400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 20 MPH...DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............25 3 21 27 23 20 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................71 65 59 54 50 48 RH..................36 46 59 72 81 84 20 FT WIND..........NW 6 NW 4 W 3 W 3 W 5 W 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 10 5 5 10 MIX HGT (FT)........4400 3300 1300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......W 20 W 15 W 5 W 5 W 8 W 10 $$ FORECASTER...HINSON REQUESTED BY...SHANE STURGILL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110318.HAWCR.03/GSP