FNUS72 KGSP 281921 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR BENT CREEK...USFS PISGAH R.D. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 321 PM EDT WED MAR 28 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1535 EDT ON MARCH 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE FLORIDA COAST WILL GIVE WAY TO A WEAK FRONT... WHICH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE CAROLINAS ON THURSDAY. THE FRONT MOVES BACK NORTH ACROSS THE AREA ON FRIDAY. ANOTHER FRONT WILL AFFECT THE REGION ON SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 28 TO 30 MPH. TIME (EDT) 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............52 49 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE TEMP................74 74 RH..................37 34 20 FT WIND..........W 9 W 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 25 MIX HGT (FT)........6800 7300 TRANSPORT WIND......W 29 W 29 LVORI...............1 1 ADI.................100 102 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49. MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-1400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 18 TO 24 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............47 49 55 59 61 58 WEATHER COV......... ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP................73 65 60 56 53 51 RH..................36 49 61 70 79 84 20 FT WIND..........W 9 W 5 W 5 W 5 NW 5 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 15 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........5400 1400 600 300 300 300 TRANSPORT WIND......W 24 W 13 W 12 W 10 NW 6 NW 6 LVORI...............1 2 3 3 4 5 ADI.................76 14 8 7 4 4 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1500 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5400-6300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH...INCREASING TO 22 TO 31 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............48 33 32 30 27 26 WEATHER COV.........S CHC WEATHER TYPE........RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................49 51 61 68 72 74 RH..................87 79 59 45 35 31 20 FT WIND..........NW 5 NW 5 NW 6 NW 8 NW 8 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 2800 4700 6100 6200 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 5 NW 6 NW 23 NW 31 NW 25 NW 23 LVORI...............6 4 1 1 1 1 ADI.................3 4 70 93 84 77 $$ FORECASTER...HINSON REQUESTED BY...BILL COATES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120328.BENTC.01/GSP