FNUS72 KGSP 141547 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR BENT CREEK RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1147 AM EDT WED MAR 14 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON MARCH 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA WILL LEAD TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT WEEK. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CROSS THE REGION FRIDAY TO BRING ABOUT THE BEST CHANCE OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. OTHERWISE...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 7700-9500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............18 20 23 WEATHER COV......... ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE RNSHWR TEMP................70 75 75 RH..................48 39 36 20 FT WIND..........N 4 NW 3 SW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)........7100 8300 9500 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 6 W 5 W 6 LVORI...............2 2 1 ADI.................30 26 50 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 5 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............25 28 28 29 29 29 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................73 63 58 53 50 47 RH..................40 56 69 80 89 98 20 FT WIND..........S 2 SE 2 NE 2 NE 1 E 0 E 0 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........6400 300 300 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......W 5 W 3 NW 2 NW 2 NW 3 W 3 LVORI...............1 2 3 3 5 6 ADI.................33 2 1 1 2 2 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 8000-8700 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............30 34 42 49 57 64 WEATHER COV......... S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................44 46 58 67 73 74 RH..................100 97 67 50 41 38 20 FT WIND..........S 0 W 2 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST..... 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 3100 5900 7600 8400 TRANSPORT WIND......W 3 W 3 NW 6 NW 6 NW 3 NW 6 LVORI...............7 6 3 1 2 2 ADI.................1 4 23 39 17 29 $$ FORECASTER...KIMBALL REQUESTED BY...JOHN BROOKS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120314.BENTC.01/GSP