FNUS72 KGSP 202239 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR BENT CREEK RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 539 PM EST WED FEB 20 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EST ON FEBRUARY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN ELONGATED AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL RIDGE DOWN FROM CENTRAL CANADA INTO THURSDAY. MOISTURE AHEAD OF A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL THEN MOVE ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 2100-2700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH LATE. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............19 16 14 9 16 33 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................23 25 34 45 51 53 RH..................71 67 49 30 24 24 20 FT WIND..........NW 2 NW 3 N 4 N 4 NE 4 SE 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 10 5 MIX HGT (FT)........300 500 1000 1900 2400 2700 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 5 NW 6 NW 8 NW 8 N 5 SE 2 LVORI...............3 3 2 2 2 2 ADI.................5 4 9 19 13 7 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34. MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 15 MPH. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............73 80 93 98 100 100 WEATHER COV......... CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE WEATHER TYPE........NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP................49 42 39 37 35 35 RH..................33 48 62 73 82 87 20 FT WIND..........SE 4 SE 2 S 1 SE 4 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 10 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........1600 900 600 800 1000 1000 TRANSPORT WIND......SE 7 SE 9 S 8 SE 10 SE 13 SE 14 LVORI...............2 2 3 3 4 4 ADI.................5 4 4 7 11 12 $$ FORECASTER...DIXON REQUESTED BY...BILL COATES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130221.BENTC.01/GSP