FNUS72 KFFC 021036 FWSFFC SPOT FORECAST FOR MOONEYHAM 2 3...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 636 AM EDT FRI APR 2 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 81. MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 17 MPH. TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............55 61 64 67 72 74 77 79 79 RH..............64 51 46 41 34 31 28 25 25 20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE S S S S S 20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 6 7 8 9 9 9 9 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 10 10 15 15 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....55. MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 17 MPH. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........0 0 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 18 18 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............81 81 72 69 66 64 64 62 62 61 58 58 RH..............24 24 34 41 49 55 58 61 60 62 69 69 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S SE SE 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 7 6 5 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 5 5 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...BEASLEY REQUESTED BY...JEFFREY SCHARDT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100402.MOONE.01/FFC