FNUS72 KGSP 251359 FWSGSP SPOT FORECAST FOR BENT CREEK RX...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 959 AM EDT THU APR 25 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON APRIL 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE CAROLINA COAST TODAY. MILD HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH FRIDAY. A SLOW MOVING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS FRIDAY NIGHT AND DRIFT NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH LATE. MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3200 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 6400-6600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............61 66 42 22 6 4 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................43 43 52 58 63 65 RH..................84 86 58 41 30 26 20 FT WIND..........N 6 NW 6 N 6 N 6 N 6 N 7 20 FT WIND GUST.....15 15 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)........2500 1700 2700 4300 6600 6400 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 9 NW 10 N 8 NW 9 NW 14 NW 13 LVORI...............5 5 3 1 1 1 ADI.................12 7 5 36 64 43 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4100-5200 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH...DECREASING TO 3 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).............2 1 2 3 4 4 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................64 59 51 44 39 37 RH..................26 31 46 64 76 82 20 FT WIND..........NW 8 NW 7 NW 4 NW 2 N 2 N 2 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 15 10 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........5200 2900 1200 300 200 200 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 14 NW 15 NW 8 NW 3 NW 3 NW 3 LVORI...............1 1 2 3 4 5 ADI.................43 35 12 2 2 2 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT). WIDESPREAD FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH THROUGH LATE MORNING...THEN BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1900 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 5700-6800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 8 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).............5 5 7 14 25 52 WEATHER COV.........WIDSPD PATCHY WEATHER TYPE........FROST FROST NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP................35 36 48 59 64 66 RH..................86 85 55 36 30 29 20 FT WIND..........N 2 N 2 N 3 N 3 SE 2 S 3 20 FT WIND GUST.....5 5 10 10 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)........400 600 3200 5100 6200 6600 TRANSPORT WIND......NW 6 N 8 N 6 NW 3 W 2 W 3 LVORI...............6 5 3 2 2 2 ADI.................3 4 3 14 16 12 $$ FORECASTER...DIXON REQUESTED BY...BILL COATES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130426.BENTC.01/GSP