FNUS72 KGSP 181600
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINKBEDS RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1200 PM EDT FRI MAR 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 19.
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.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. A
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).............45     47     51     56
WEATHER COV.........S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR TSTORM TSTORM RNSHWR
TEMP................58     63     65     65
RH..................69     59     53     50
20 FT WIND..........N 5    N 4    N 4    NE 4
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)........2300   3000   3700   4300
TRANSPORT WIND......NW 13  NW 10  NW 9   NW 9

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST
                    AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900-3600 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 600-1500 FT
                    AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO 13 TO 14 MPH
                    LATE.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............58     64     70     76     82     85
WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................64     57     53     50     48     46
RH..................52     63     72     78     81     87
20 FT WIND..........NE 4   N 4    NE 2   E 2    E 3    E 3
20 FT WIND GUST.....10     10     5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)........3600   2300   1500   900    600    1100
TRANSPORT WIND......NW 8   N 6    NE 3   NE 6   E 12   E 14

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-1900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............88     91     86     81     77     76
WEATHER COV.........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................44     44     47     49     51     51
RH..................91     89     78     71     67     65
20 FT WIND..........SE 3   SE 4   SE 5   SE 5   SE 5   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      10     10     10     10     10
MIX HGT (FT)........1300   1400   1300   1500   1900   1700
TRANSPORT WIND......E 14   E 13   S 14   S 17   S 22   SW 21

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FORECASTER...KIMBALL
REQUESTED BY...PATRICK SCOTT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110319.PINKB.01/GSP