FNUS72 KFFC 121309 FWSFFC SPOT FORECAST FOR 3B...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 809 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON JANUARY 12. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION... A DRY ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE STATE TODAY...BRIEFLY REINFORCING THE COLD AIR ACROSS THE STATE. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. A SIGNIFICANT WARMUP IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AS THE ARCTIC HIGH MODIFIES AND BEGINS TO SHIFT EAST OF THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE 40S AND 50S... BUT DEWPOINTS WILL REMAIN LOW IN THE TEENS AND 20S. THIS WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUE ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR FOUR HOURS OR MORE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 2900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH. TIME (EST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........50 24 24 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............37 42 44 40 RH..............45 37 34 39 20 FT WIND......NW 9 NW 10 NW 12 NW 9 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 17. MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........24 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............35 32 29 26 24 21 RH..............47 52 56 63 67 76 20 FT WIND......NW 8 NW 6 NW 5 NW 3 NW 3 N 3 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...TDP REQUESTED BY...JOHN MASON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100112.3B___.01/FFC