FNUS72 KFFC 081253
FWSFFC

SPOT FORECAST FOR HITCHITI...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
753 AM EST MON MAR 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON MARCH 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL PASS BY TO THE NORTHEAST AND SPREAD
SOME CLOUDS OVER PARTS OF NORTH GEORGIA TODAY. OTHERWISE AN UPPER
RIDGE WILL BUILD TO THE AREA DURING THE DAY. THIS RIDGE WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE AREA ON TUESDAY WITH INCREASING MOISTURE AND RAIN CHANCES.
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RUN 15 TO 20 PERCENT TODAY FOR 5 TO 7 HOURS
EXCEPT FOR THE CHATTAHOOCHEE NATIONAL FOREST THAT WILL SEE LOW RH'S
OF 20 TO 25 PERCENT FOR 3 TO 5 HOURS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)      11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........13  13  15  15  15  15  15  14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............61  66  69  71  72  71  68  67
RH..............29  24  22  20  19  20  24  25
20 FT WIND DIR..NW  NW  NW  NW  W   W   W   W
20 FT WIND SPD..6   6   6   6   5   5   3   2
20 FT WIND GUST.10  10  10              5

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON...WITH RAIN MOVING IN BETWEEN
                    2-4PM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 2000 FT AGL IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    4600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........51     69     69     69     91     91
WEATHER COV.....                            CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............40     41     54     61     64     64
RH..............96     94     59     46     41     43
20 FT WIND......SE 0   SE 1   S 2    SW 5   S 6    SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.              5

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FORECASTER...TDP
REQUESTED BY...TIM KOLNIK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100308.HITCH.01/FFC