FNUS72 KGSP 101304
FWSGSP

SPOT FORECAST FOR BENT CREEK RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
904 AM EDT WED AUG 10 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 EDT ON AUGUST 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE AND A DRY AIRMASS WILL BUILD OVER THE
REGION TODAY...BUT SLOWLY GIVE WAY TO AN MORE MOIST EASTERLY FLOW
BY THE END OF THE WORK WEEK. A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA
THIS WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............13     14
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE
TEMP................85     85
RH..................38     36
20 FT WIND..........NW 6   NW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     20
MIX HGT (FT)........5000   6300
TRANSPORT WIND......NW 16  NW 15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600-5800 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1300 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH...BECOMING WEST 2 TO 3
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TIME (EDT)          6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).............16     17     29     41     54     54
WEATHER COV.........
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP................83     78     71     66     63     61
RH..................39     50     67     83     92     95
20 FT WIND..........NW 6   NW 5   NW 2   NW 2   NW 2   NW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.....15     10     5      5      5      5
MIX HGT (FT)........5800   3400   1300   300    300    300
TRANSPORT WIND......NW 12  NW 7   NW 5   NW 3   NW 2   W 3

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AND A
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH.
                    GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5300-5900 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (EDT)          6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).............54     53     57     61     65     62
WEATHER COV.........              S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE........NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP................61     63     72     79     83     84
RH..................95     87     67     53     46     47
20 FT WIND..........NW 2   NW 4   NW 3   NW 3   NW 4   NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.....5      5      5      5      5      10
MIX HGT (FT)........300    300    1500   2800   4000   5300
TRANSPORT WIND......W 5    W 6    W 8    W 12   W 14   W 14

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FORECASTER...GABRIC
REQUESTED BY...JOHN BROOKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110810.BENTC.01/GSP