FNUS72 KGSP 181208
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAW CREEK...NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
808 AM EDT FRI MAR 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTH TODAY THROUGH
TONIGHT...CROSSING THE REGION ON SATURDAY. A COOL WEDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE WILL THEN DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH THE LATTER HALF
OF THE WEEKEND. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE EARLY PART OF
NEXT WEEK...WITH ANOTHER FRONT LIKELY REACHING THE AREA FROM THE
NORTH MID TO LATE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 22 TO 31 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............8      10     11     17
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................56     64     69     71
RH..................54     42     36     36
20 FT WIND..........NW 8   NW 7   NW 10  NW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.....18     15     20     15
MIX HGT (FT)........1300   2600   4200   4500
TRANSPORT WIND......W 31   W 28   W 24   W 23

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1500 FT
                    AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 21 MPH...DECREASING TO 5 TO 9
                    MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............11     11     24     27     20     25
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................69     62     58     55     52     49
RH..................39     52     63     72     80     89
20 FT WIND..........NW 6   NW 5   NW 5   NW 5   NW 6   NW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     10     10     10     15     15
MIX HGT (FT)........3500   1500   700    300    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND......W 21   NW 9   NW 5   NW 5   NW 7   NW 8

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2600-4300 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............35     49     49     48     48     50
WEATHER COV.........S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TSTORM RNSHWR
TEMP................48     48     54     59     62     62
RH..................96     93     75     63     54     50
20 FT WIND..........NW 7   NW 5   N 5    N 5    N 5    N 4
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)........300    300    1800   2900   3300   4000
TRANSPORT WIND......NW 7   NW 7   NW 12  NW 12  NW 12  NW 13

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FORECASTER...KRENTZ
REQUESTED BY...SHANE STURGILL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110318.HAWCR.04/GSP