FNUS72 KGSP 211443 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR BEARPEN BURN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1043 AM EDT MON MAR 21 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MARCH 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A DRYING AND WARMING WESTERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED FOR TODAY AND TUESDAY. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT OUT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. DRY AND COOLER WEATHER IS THEN ON TAP FOR THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2300 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2800-3400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 18 MPH. TIME (EDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............9 8 18 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TEMP................63 67 68 RH..................64 46 40 20 FT WIND..........SW 5 SW 6 SW 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)........2300 3200 3400 TRANSPORT WIND......W 14 W 17 W 18 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............28 38 26 15 3 10 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................67 60 56 53 50 48 RH..................43 56 63 71 78 82 20 FT WIND..........SW 6 W 4 W 6 W 6 W 6 W 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........2700 1200 600 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......W 15 W 12 W 9 W 9 W 10 W 12 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4300-5300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 23 MPH...INCREASING TO 25 TO 29 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............16 23 30 37 44 46 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................46 48 58 65 70 72 RH..................84 79 51 38 32 31 20 FT WIND..........W 5 W 5 W 6 W 7 W 8 W 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 15 15 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 1500 2800 4100 5300 TRANSPORT WIND......W 14 W 17 W 21 W 25 W 28 W 29 $$ FORECASTER...GABRIC REQUESTED BY...KERRI LYDA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110321.BEARP.01/GSP