FNUS72 KFFC 202239
FWSFFC

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH DICK S CREEK...USDA - FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
539 PM EST SUN FEB 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 EST ON FEBRUARY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
VERY DRY AIR CONTINUES OVER THE FIRE SITE WITH RH VALUES
REMAINING IN THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30. SURROUNDING OBSERVATIONS DO
INDICATE SOME MOISTENING OF THE AIRMASS WITH RH VALUES IN THE MID 30S.
EXPECT SLOW RECOVERY THROUGH EARLY EVENING AND THEN MORE RAPID
RECOVERY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE OVERNIGHT...ALTHOUGH MAX RH
SHOULD REMAIN SHY OF 90 PERCENT. CURRENT SOUTHWEST WINDS
OF 10 TO 12 MPH WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO 5 MPH OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PLEASE LET US KNOW OF ANY OTHER DETAILS YOU MAY NEED.

AN IMPORTANT NOTE FOR MONDAY WILL BE THE LIKELIHOOD OF MODERATE
WIND GUSTS DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS OF
15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH WILL BE LIKELY DURING THIS TIME FRAME.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15
                    BECOMING 5 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH.
LVORI...............3.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........52     57     57     57     55     55
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............63     58     55     52     51     50
RH..............30     41     55     68     79     85
20 FT WIND......SW 12  SW 10  S 7    S 5    S 5    S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15     10     5      5      5      5
LVORI...........1      2      2      2      5      5
CWR.............0      0      0      0      10     10

.WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 25
                    TO 30 MPH.

TIME (EST)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........55     80     80     80     91     91
WEATHER COV.....       S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............49     49     55     61     64     66
RH..............90     93     78     65     59     57
20 FT WIND......S 2    S 3    SW 10  SW 12  SW 15  S 12
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5             18     20     18
CWR.............10     20     20     20     30     30

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FORECASTER...DEESE
REQUESTED BY...JEFF SCHARDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110220.NORTH.02/FFC