FNUS72 KFFC 201026 FWSFFC SPOT FORECAST FOR STRAWBERRY 19...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 626 AM EDT SAT MAR 20 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A SOMEWHAT DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TODAY THOUGH RECOVERING MOISTURE WILL YIELD AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY GENERALLY IN THE 25 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE. SOUTHEAST WINDS ON SUNDAY WILL BECOME QUITE GUSTY...THOUGH WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOULD PREVENT ANY SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........52 AT IGNITION...MAX 72. MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 1 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 18 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........14 14 14 14 42 42 42 42 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............52 60 67 70 72 72 72 72 RH..............65 53 43 36 33 32 30 29 20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 3 6 8 8 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....49. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. OVERNIGHT LVORI.....3 TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........42 42 62 62 62 62 62 62 76 76 76 76 WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW TEMP............72 71 69 65 61 60 57 55 54 54 53 53 RH..............29 32 35 42 50 56 63 67 71 71 72 74 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SE E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.............0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 13 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................80 PERCENT. LAL.................1 UNTIL 0800...THEN 2. MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-5400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH INCREASING TO 35 TO 43 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........76 76 94 94 94 94 94 94 94 94 94 94 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............51 51 51 52 55 58 61 62 63 61 63 63 RH..............78 79 80 76 69 63 58 55 54 56 53 52 20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 5 8 12 14 16 17 16 14 13 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 20 20 25 30 25 25 20 CWR.............20 20 70 70 70 70 70 70 80 80 80 80 $$ FORECASTER...ROB HANDEL REQUESTED BY...JEFF SCHARDT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100320.STRAW.02/FFC