FNUS72 KFFC 181224
FWSFFC

SPOT FORECAST FOR 17A 3D...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
824 AM EDT FRI MAR 18 2011

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

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE AND A DRY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN SETTLED ACROSS
CENTRAL GEORGIA ANOTHER AFTERNOON. AS A RESULT...EXPECT AREAS OF
CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ONCE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR AROUND 4 HOURS.
THIS COUPLED WITH DRY FUELS HAVE WARRANTED THE ISSUANCE OF ANOTHER FIRE
DANGER STATEMENT FOR AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LA
GRANGE TO WASHINGTON LINE. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 8
TO 10 MPH. THE SOUTHWEST WINDS SHOULD EVENTUALLY INCREASE LOW
LEVEL MOISTURES...AND HELP HOLD RH VALUES ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS
ON SATURDAY...EXCEPT BRIEFLY FOR A FEW SPOTTY AREAS ACROSS THE FAR
SOUTHERN REACHES OF THE FORECAST AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800-5400 FT AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 17 MPH.
NIGHTTIME FOG.......MODERATE

TIME (EDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........12     12     10     10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............57     71     79     83
RH..............65     40     28     23
20 FT WIND......W 5    W 7    W 8    W 8
20 FT WIND GUST.       10     10     10

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG POSSIBLE
                    EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...PALMER
REQUESTED BY...JOHN MASON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110318.17A3D.01/FFC