FNUS72 KFFC 211251 FWSFFC SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH DICK S CREEK...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 751 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0814 EST ON FEBRUARY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A STRONG SOUTHWEST WIND AROUND 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL PREVAIL TODAY. THIS COUPLED WITH DRY FUELS OF 8 PERCENT OR LESS HAS WARRANTED THE POSTING OF A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT FOR NORTH AND MOST OF CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY. THE WINDS SHOULD INCREASE BY AROUND 10 TO 11 AM...THEN SUBSIDE BY 7 PM THIS EVENING. INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL HOLD AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY WELL ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS TODAY. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA ON TUESDAY... BUT SHOWERS WILL BE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED IN COVERAGE WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH. BEHIND THE FRONT... A MUCH DRIER AIR MASS WILL SPREAD IN OVER THE AREA... RESULTING IN TUESDAY AFTERNOON RH LEVELS DIPPING INTO THE 30-40 PERCENT RANGE FOR MOST AREAS... EXCEPT FOR SOME BRIEF...SPOTTY MID 20 PERCENT RH VALUES ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300-4200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 22 TO 28 MPH. LVORI...............2. TIME (EST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........78 78 78 69 69 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............50 56 62 66 67 RH..............66 76 64 59 58 20 FT WIND......S 3 SW 8 SW 10 SW 13 SW 12 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 20 20 LVORI...........3 3 3 1 1 CWR.............10 10 10 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................50 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 28 MPH BECOMING WEST 14 TO 15 MPH. LVORI...............5. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........69 71 71 71 70 70 WEATHER COV.....S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............65 58 54 51 49 48 RH..............60 78 89 98 100 98 20 FT WIND......SW 9 SW 7 SW 7 W 7 W 6 NW 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 10 10 LVORI...........1 4 4 4 8 8 CWR.............20 50 50 50 50 50 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. CWR.................50 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-3700 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 14 TO 15 MPH. LVORI...............5. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........70 46 46 46 16 16 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 47 52 57 60 61 RH..............93 84 63 49 39 32 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 8 N 10 N 9 NW 9 NW 9 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 10 15 LVORI...........8 3 3 3 1 1 CWR.............50 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...MURRELL REQUESTED BY...JEFF SCHARDT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110221.NORTH.01/FFC