FNUS72 KGSP 271610 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR BENT CREEK RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1110 AM EST MON FEB 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EST ON FEBRUARY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK COOL FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST EARLY TONIGHT WITH CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE MOVING IN FROM THE NORTH ON TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA BY THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2700-4200 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 MPH....BECOMING NW 7 TO 9 MPH. TIME (EST) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............76 50 30 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TEMP................54 59 59 RH..................50 42 42 20 FT WIND..........W 3 NW 5 N 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........3900 4100 3600 TRANSPORT WIND......SW 6 W 6 NW 9 LVORI...............2 2 2 ADI.................16 16 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-3000 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 200-500 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 8 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............23 12 5 4 4 3 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................56 52 47 45 42 40 RH..................47 56 62 65 68 73 20 FT WIND..........N 5 N 4 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........3000 1800 500 400 300 200 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 8 NW 7 NW 8 NW 6 NW 5 W 5 LVORI...............2 2 3 4 5 5 ADI.................19 16 8 3 2 2 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2200-3000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............1 0 0 0 2 7 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................39 39 49 58 62 62 RH..................72 79 60 42 36 35 20 FT WIND..........NW 1 W 1 SE 3 SE 5 SE 5 S 6 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........200 700 1900 2600 3000 3000 TRANSPORT WIND......W 5 SW 5 SE 6 S 9 S 13 S 14 LVORI...............5 4 3 2 1 1 ADI.................2 2 3 27 41 33 $$ FORECASTER...GABRIC REQUESTED BY...JOHN BROOKS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120227.BENTC.01/GSP