FNUS73 KGID 271146
FWSGID

SPOT FORECAST FOR ATLANTA WPA...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
646 AM CDT MON APR 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 CDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL CROSS THE BURN LOCATION PRIOR TO IGNITION TIME.  NORTH
WINDS WILL GUST TO 25 MPH THIS MORNING...BUT WILL BE NORTH NORTHEAST AT 10 TO
15 MPH AT IGNITION TIME.  A PREVAILING NORTHEAST DIRECTION CAN BE EXPECTED
DURING THE AFTERNOON...WITH EASTERLY WINDS 10 MPH OR LESS TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 5.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL BY 5 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........NORTH AROUND 16 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (30-40 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35 AT 6 AM.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT AT 6 AM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL...DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL BY 6 AM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........EAST AROUND 7 MPH.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56 AT 5 PM.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT AT 5 PM.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 TO 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL BY 5 PM.
TRANSPORT WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 23 MPH.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY...WARMER. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS AROUND
13 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S.

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FORECASTER...NWS
REQUESTED BY...BRICE KROHN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090427.ATLAN.01/GID