FNUS72 KGSP 181919 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAR CREEK...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 319 PM EDT FRI MAR 18 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1540 EDT ON MARCH 19. 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. HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK...WITH ANOTHER FRONT LIKELY REACHING THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 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 48 51 51 52 52 50 48 46 46 45 45 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 .SATURDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 700-1500 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............50 54 59 66 73 80 77 73 70 69 68 67 WEATHER COV.........SCH SCH CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE........TSM RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP................62 61 58 56 53 51 51 50 50 50 49 49 RH..................69 72 79 84 91 95 98 99 99 99 99 98 20 FT WIND DIR......NW N N N E E E SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD......3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (KFT).......3.7 2.8 1.9 1.5 1.1 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N N NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE TRANSP WIND SPD.....3 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 9 9 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...MCAVOY REQUESTED BY...SCOTT HAAS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110319.BEARC.01/GSP