FNUS72 KFFC 021024
FWSFFC

SPOT FORECAST FOR 144...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
624 AM EDT FRI APR 2 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON APRIL 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG UPPER RIDGE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S. TODAY.
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST U.S. AT THE
SURFACE. MEANWHILE...A WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST
GEORGIA LATE SATURDAY. DEWPOINTS OF 40 TO 45 AND MAX TEMPS IN THE
LOW TO MID 80S THIS AFTERNOON WILL RESULT IN CRITICALLY LOW AFTERNOON
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 18 TO 25 PERCENT ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH AND
CENTRAL GEORGIA. SLIGHTLY HIGH DEWPOINTS AND SLIGHTLY LOWER MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURES SATURDAY SHOULD PREVENT CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES FROM BEING REALIZED...ALTHOUGH THE EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE
STATE WILL BE BORDERLINE.


.TODAY...

                    TEMPERATURE.........69 AT IGNITION...MAX 86.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5000-5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
TEMP............62  69  74  78  82  84  85  86
RH..............63  49  40  34  29  26  24  23
20 FT WIND DIR..SE  S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..2   3   5   6   7   8   8   7
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5       10  10  10  10  10

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....53.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0 FT AGL EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
TEMP............85  82  74  69  67  65  64  63  62  60  57  56
RH..............24  28  39  48  54  58  61  63  65  68  73  76
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE
20 FT WIND SPD..6   5   3   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2
20 FT WIND GUST.10      5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5   5

$$
FORECASTER...BEASLEY
REQUESTED BY...TIM KOLNIK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100402.144__.01/FFC