FNUS72 KFFC 131155
FWSFFC

SPOT FORECAST FOR COMPARTMENT 141...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
755 AM EDT WED OCT 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON OCTOBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS...

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAKENING UPPER LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE TODAY. A STRONGER UPPER
TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE STATE TONIGHT.
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS TODAY WILL BE REPLACED WITH
CLEARING SKIES...MUCH DRIER...COOLER...AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY. CRITICAL LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY BE REALIZED ACROSS MUCH
OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THURSDAY AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH. EVEN DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY AS GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE. THUS...A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND ALL
AREAS FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 78.
RH..................71 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 7 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 15 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
                    MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3500-4500 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 24
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)      6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........40  40  40  40  40  40  40  40  19  19  19  19
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............58  57  58  62  66  70  74  76  77  78  78  77
RH..............87  89  89  79  71  61  49  40  34  30  27  26
20 FT WIND DIR..W   W   W   W   NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW  NW
20 FT WIND SPD..3   3   5   6   8   10  13  14  15  15  16  15
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5       10  10  20  20  20  25  25  25  25
CWR.............10  10  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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FORECASTER...BEASLEY
REQUESTED BY...TIM KOLNIK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101014.COMPA.01/FFC