FNUS72 KGSP 131552 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR BENT CREEK RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 1152 AM EDT WED MAR 13 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MARCH 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... COOL CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN CONTROL OF OUR WEATHER INTO THURSDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT. A FRONTAL SYSTEM WITH A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERS MOVING ALONG IT WILL AFFECT OUR REGION FROM THE WEEKEND INTO THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2400 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO 22 TO 31 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............0 0 23 40 28 32 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................31 28 34 38 41 41 RH..................81 89 71 50 38 35 20 FT WIND..........NW 4 NW 3 NW 6 NW 10 NW 12 NW 13 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 15 20 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)........600 600 4100 5900 6100 6100 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 5 NW 5 W 22 W 31 NW 29 NW 29 LVORI...............5 5 1 1 1 1 ADI.................2 4 61 102 96 96 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23. MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3900-5700 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 2800-3600 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 30 TO 39 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 26 MPH LATE. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............35 36 34 32 30 22 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................38 34 31 29 29 27 RH..................37 46 53 57 58 61 20 FT WIND..........NW 13 NW 11 NW 11 NW 11 NW 11 NW 11 20 FT WIND GUST.....30 25 25 25 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)........5700 5000 4600 4100 3600 3100 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 30 NW 32 NW 37 NW 39 NW 37 NW 30 LVORI...............1 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................97 43 49 53 49 40 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2200-4100 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 23 TO 32 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............13 5 8 10 13 35 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................25 25 29 36 42 44 RH..................64 63 50 35 26 24 20 FT WIND..........NW 11 NW 10 N 10 N 9 NW 9 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 20 20 20 20 20 MIX HGT (FT)........2600 2200 2800 3600 4600 4600 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 24 NW 23 NW 30 NW 31 NW 25 NW 24 LVORI...............3 3 1 1 1 1 ADI.................32 47 69 81 74 71 $$ FORECASTER...DIXON REQUESTED BY...JOHN BROOKS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130314.BENTC.01/GSP