FNUS72 KFFC 101959
FWSFFC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH DICKS RIDGE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
359 PM EDT TUE AUG 10 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1610 EDT ON AUGUST 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH AND SOUTH
EAST THROUGH THURSDAY. A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE WEST
ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO TOWARD THE LOUISIANA COAST.
MOISTURE FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL GRADUALLY WORK NORTH INTO GEORGIA
DURING THE LATER HALF OF THE WEEK...WITH A CORRESPONDING INCREASE
IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT THAT TIME. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 98.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT
                    DEVELOP.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800-5300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      4 PM   6PM    8 PM
SKY (%).........54     54     46
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............96     95     91
RH..............37     39     50
20 FT WIND......S 5    S 5    SW 3
20 FT WIND GUST.
CWR.............20     20     15

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL EARLY
                    MORNING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 0200...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0 FT AGL EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700-7000 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PALMER
REQUESTED BY...SARAH SYNOWIEC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100810.SOUTH.01/FFC