FNUS72 KFFC 272201 FWSFFC SPOT FORECAST FOR SUMAC FIRE...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 501 PM EST SUN FEB 27 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1638 EST ON FEBRUARY 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A STRONG AND FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. MONDAY...BRINGING STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND WINDY CONDITIONS. DRIER...WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY BEHIND THE WEATHER SYSTEM...BUT FUELS WILL BE WET. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........55 TO 60. RH..................85 TO 90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........S-SSW WINDS 10 MPH...INCREASING AFTER DAYBREAK MONDAY TO 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. GUSTY W-NW WINDS EXPECTED IN AND NEAR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN 10 AM EST MONDAY AND 4 PM EST MONDAY. CWR.................40 PERCENT BEFORE DAYBREAK...100 PERCENT AFTER DAYBREAK. LAL.................1 UNTIL 0100...THEN 3 AFT 2 AM EST MONDAY. MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-200 FT AGL AROUND DAYBREAK. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 13 TO 17 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....51 DECREASING TO 9. LVORI...............3. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........61 78 78 78 82 82 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............69 66 65 64 62 60 RH..............55 61 65 67 71 79 20 FT WIND......S 7 SE 5 SE 5 S 5 S 5 S 5 20 FT WIND GUST.10 DISPERSION IDX..51 9 9 9 9 9 LVORI...........1 3 3 3 4 4 CWR.............20 20 20 20 40 40 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70. RH..................MIN 65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........S-SSW WINDS 10 MPH...INCREASING AFTER DAYBREAK MONDAY TO 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. GUSTY W-NW WINDS EXPECTED IN AND NEAR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN 10 AM EST MONDAY AND 4 PM EST MONDAY. CWR.................100 PERCENT. LAL.................3 UNTIL 0700...THEN 5. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100-2600 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 13 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 33 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....9 INCREASING TO 73. LVORI...............3. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........82 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE OCNL OCNL OCNL OCNL OCNL WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............58 59 63 67 69 68 RH..............84 88 82 77 70 67 20 FT WIND......SE 3 SE 3 S 5 S 7 S 7 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 2 SE 2 S 2 S 4 S 4 W 4 EYE LVL WND GST.5 5 5 10 10 10 DISPERSION IDX..9 41 41 41 73 73 LVORI...........4 3 3 3 1 1 CWR.............40 100 100 100 90 90 $$ FORECASTER...BEASLEY REQUESTED BY...SARAH SYNOWIEC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110227.SUMAC.01/FFC