FNUS72 KGSP 031331 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR BEECH CREEK 3 4...NCFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 931 AM EDT WED APR 3 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON APRIL 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST TODAY. AS THE HIGH SETTLES TO OUR NORTH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...LOW PRESSURE WILL ORGANIZE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE CAROLINAS ON THURSDAY BRINGING WIDESPREAD RAINFALL. THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO PASS TO THE SOUTH AND THEN OFF THE CAROLINA COAST BY FRIDAY EVENING. DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN SPREAD BACK OVER THE REGION FOR THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57. MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT UPSLOPE. MIXING HEIGHT.......4100-5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).............27 29 35 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE TEMP................50 56 56 RH..................22 19 18 20 FT WIND..........U/S 3 U/S 5 U/S 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)........4100 5000 4500 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 8 NW 9 NW 8 LVORI...............2 1 1 ADI.................30 34 32 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 600-1200 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 14 TO 16 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............29 36 35 35 35 46 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................56 48 43 40 37 34 RH..................19 29 39 51 66 73 20 FT WIND..........N 5 N 3 E 2 SE 2 SE 3 SE 4 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 5 5 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........3500 2300 1200 600 800 700 TRANSPORT WIND......N 7 NE 5 SE 7 SE 13 SE 16 S 15 LVORI...............2 2 2 2 3 3 ADI.................24 11 11 5 7 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN RAIN LIKELY LATE. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1900 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 13 TO 16 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............58 69 92 95 98 99 WEATHER COV......... S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY WEATHER TYPE........NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP................33 34 41 46 49 50 RH..................75 66 52 46 47 49 20 FT WIND..........SE 4 SE 4 SE 6 SE 8 SE 6 SE 6 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 10 15 20 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........800 1100 1700 1800 1400 1000 TRANSPORT WIND......S 14 SE 13 SE 16 SE 16 S 14 SE 14 LVORI...............4 3 2 2 2 2 ADI.................9 12 17 29 22 18 $$ FORECASTER...LANE REQUESTED BY...CHRIS SHARPTON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130403.BEECH.01/GSP