FNUS72 KFFC 081329
FWSFFC

SPOT FORECAST FOR 13W 12A...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
829 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON MARCH 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PREVAIL TODAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATING
OVER THE NORTHEAST. EXPECT RH VALUES TO GENERALLY REMAIN ABOVE 45 PERCENT.
BIGGEST UNCERTAINTY WITH TODAYS FORECAST IS THE CLOUD COVERAGE. AREA OF
CLOUDS MOVING UP FROM THE SOUTHEAST BUT THERE ARE SOME GAPS IN THE CLOUDS.
AREA OF CLOUDS OVER ALABAMA BUT EXPECT THAT TO MOVE INTO WEST CENTRAL
GEORGIA AROUND NOON AND CONTINUE TO PUSH EASTWARD.

A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IN THE CENTRAL U.S. WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN U.S.
WEDNESDAY...THEN MOVE EAST OF THE REGION THURSDAY. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS...WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
MUCH OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA WITH THIS EVENT. FUELS ARE WET AND WILL
REMAIN WET THROUGH THURSDAY. THUS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE NOT EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT) BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY
                    DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2800-3600 FT AGL N THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 18 TO
                    20 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....3 INCREASING TO 49.
LVORI...............2.

TIME (EST)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM   6 PM
SKY (%).........69     69     87     87     88
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     57     61     62     60
RH..............60     53     48     49     52
20 FT WIND......E 9    E 9    E 9    E 8    E 8
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     10     10     10
DISPERSION IDX..25     55     52     52     52
LVORI...........1      1      1      1      1
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN OCCASIONAL
                    RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...FIEUX
REQUESTED BY...JOHN MASON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110308.13W12.01/FFC