FNUS72 KFFC 021122 FWSFFC SPOT FORECAST FOR CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER WEST...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 722 AM EDT FRI APR 2 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........56 AT IGNITION...MAX 80. MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 2 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 0-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-4500 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............56 62 69 73 77 79 80 79 RH..............55 43 35 32 29 26 25 25 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 6 7 9 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 10 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....50. MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........0 0 18 18 18 18 18 18 11 11 11 11 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............78 76 68 65 62 60 59 57 55 54 52 51 RH..............27 31 43 50 58 63 65 66 68 70 77 79 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...BEASLEY REQUESTED BY...C WAYNE HERRON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100402.CHATT.02/FFC