FNUS72 KGSP 201201
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAR CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
801 AM EDT SUN MAR 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON MARCH 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD TODAY...THEN
SETTLE IN ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY ON
WEDNESDAY...DRAGGING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION EARLY THURSDAY.
COOLER HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN LATE IN THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-2400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2700 FT AGL
                    LATE.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 21 TO 24 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).............66  63  61  59  57  58  59  60
WEATHER COV.........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE........RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW  RW
TEMP................52  53  54  55  55  56  56  55
RH..................72  69  68  68  69  68  68  70
20 FT WIND DIR......SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD......10  11  11  10  9   9   9   9
20 FT WIND GUST.....25  25  25  25  20  20  20  20
MIX HGT (KFT).......1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.1 2.4 2.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
TRANSP WIND SPD.....23  24  24  24  24  23  23  23

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 22 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............58     53     60     70     81     79
WEATHER COV.........S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................54     51     49     48     46     45
RH..................75     85     91     94     98     100
20 FT WIND..........SE 7   SE 6   SE 6   S 6    S 7    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     15     15     15     15     10
MIX HGT (FT)........2200   1100   800    500    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND......S 22   SE 20  SE 18  SE 20  S 22   S 17

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FORECASTER...KIMBALL
REQUESTED BY...TIM SOLESBEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110320.BEARC.01/GSP