FNUS72 KGSP 201814 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR BENT CREEK RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 214 PM EDT WED MAR 20 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MARCH 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE RETION FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING BRINGING MUCH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR THURSDAY. OUR WEATHER WILL BE UNSETTLED WITH OFF AND ON CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION FROM FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH CONTINUED BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS LATE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22. MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 15 MPH...INCREASING TO 15 TO 16 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN 25 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN INCREASING TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......10900 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 3300-4000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 21 TO 28 MPH...INCREASING TO 31 TO 36 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............56 86 95 96 88 35 WEATHER COV......... SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD ISOLTD WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR TEMP................47 45 40 34 29 26 RH..................24 28 42 57 70 69 20 FT WIND..........NW 7 NW 5 N 7 N 9 N 10 N 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 20 25 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)........10900 6300 4600 3800 4000 3500 TRANSPORT WIND......W 21 W 21 NW 28 NW 33 NW 36 NW 35 LVORI...............1 1 1 1 1 3 ADI.................77 70 81 45 48 46 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 14 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......3200-4700 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5200-5700 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 30 TO 32 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............9 12 12 12 13 15 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................24 22 26 30 32 35 RH..................67 64 51 38 30 27 20 FT WIND..........N 9 NW 9 N 9 N 10 N 11 N 11 20 FT WIND GUST.....30 30 25 30 30 30 MIX HGT (FT)........3300 3200 3800 4700 5700 5600 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 32 NW 30 NW 31 NW 31 NW 30 NW 31 LVORI...............3 1 1 1 1 1 ADI.................43 40 42 92 97 100 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25. MAX HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300-5100 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 2100-3100 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 20 TO 29 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 6 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............10 22 32 40 47 64 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................36 32 30 29 28 27 RH..................27 34 41 47 53 59 20 FT WIND..........NW 10 NW 7 NW 5 NW 3 NW 2 NW 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........5100 4000 3500 3100 2700 2300 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 29 NW 23 NW 16 NW 13 NW 13 NW 8 LVORI...............1 1 1 2 2 3 ADI.................89 64 56 6 6 4 $$ FORECASTER...HINSON REQUESTED BY...JOHN BROOKS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130321.BENTC.01/GSP