FNUS72 KFFC 181123
FWSFFC

SPOT FORECAST FOR KEOWN FALLS RX...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
623 AM EST FRI FEB 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH NORTH GEORGIA THIS EVENING...
THEN MOVE ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.
LACK OF MOISTURE AND UPPER SUPPORT WILL KEEP SHOWER ACTIVITY
MAINLY ISOLATED ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA. BEHIND THE FRONT... A
SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR MASS WILL SPREAD IN OVER NORTH GEORGIA BY
LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........55 AT IGNITION...MAX 67.
RH..................75 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 2 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE LIGHT WINDS BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN
                    BECOMING LIGHT IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3400-4600 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SW AROUND 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 14 TO
                    16 MPH.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM   8 PM
SKY (%).........85     80     77     75     80   85
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   SHOWER SHOWER
TEMP............55     60     65     67     65     60
RH..............70     65     60     55     59     72
20 FT WIND......SW 2   SW 5   WSW 7  W 6    WNW 5  NW 3
20 FT WIND GUST. 5
CWR............. 0     0      0      5      10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-80 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47.
RH..................MAX 98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT NW WINDS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12 MPH BECOMING NW AROUND 5 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-65 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65.
RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT NW WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 7 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NW AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 6 TO 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...DARBE
REQUESTED BY...JEFFREY SCHARDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110218.KEOWN.02/FFC