FNUS72 KGSP 141915 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR YELLOW BRANCH PREPLAN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 315 PM EDT THU MAR 14 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON MARCH 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN ACROSS THE AREA BEFORE AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CROSSES OVERHEAD TONIGHT. AN ISOLATED SHOWER COULD DEVELOP DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. ON FRIDAY...HIGH PRESSURE TO THE SOUTH WILL ALLOW WIND TO COME UP FROM THE SOUTHWEST. WIND WILL NOT BE QUITE AS GUSTY AS ELSEWHERE BECAUSE OF SHELTERING FROM A NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED RIDGE LOCATED JUST WEST OF THE BURN SITE. A COLD FRONT WILL DROP SOUTH INTO NORTH CAROLINA OVER THE WEEKEND AND BECOME STATIONARY NEAR THE VIRGINIA BORDER THROUGH MONDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL PUSH EAST ACROSS THE REGION EARLY TUESDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......2400-4200 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 23 MPH...INCREASING TO 24 TO 28 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............46 55 70 76 73 70 WEATHER COV......... S CHC WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE RAIN NONE TEMP................51 46 42 39 37 35 RH..................21 30 37 43 49 59 20 FT WIND..........W 5 W 5 NW 4 NW 2 NW 2 NW 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 10 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........4200 500 500 500 400 300 TRANSPORT WIND......W 15 NW 17 NW 22 NW 25 NW 28 NW 25 LVORI...............1 2 2 2 2 2 ADI.................57 12 15 11 12 17 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1800 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 4400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 22 TO 28 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............60 43 31 28 33 33 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................33 35 47 56 62 64 RH..................70 72 50 39 35 35 20 FT WIND..........NW 2 W 2 W 3 W 5 SW 7 SW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 5 15 15 20 MIX HGT (FT)........300 300 1300 2400 3700 4200 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 23 W 22 W 22 W 22 W 22 W 25 LVORI...............3 3 1 1 1 1 ADI.................10 23 36 62 58 72 $$ FORECASTER...MOORE REQUESTED BY...ANDREW PASCARELLA TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130315.YELLO.01/GSP