FNUS72 KFFC 182352
FWSFFC

SPOT FORECAST FOR 139 141...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
752 PM EDT FRI MAR 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WITH HIGH PRESSURE MOVING IN FROM THE
CAROLINAS...WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM THE WEST AT THE START OF THE
BURN TO NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL ACTUALLY CONTINUE
SHIFTING TO NORTH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED IN
THE MID 30S FOR THE AFTERNOON BUT MORE IN THE UPPER 40S AND 50S
RANGE FOR THE TIME OF THE BURN.

AN IMPORTANT NOTE IS THE FACT THAT MODELS HAVE BEEN HINTING AT
SOME POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT OVER NORTH GEORGIA SAT
AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH CHANCES WOULD BE LOW...IT REMAINS UNCLEAR AT
THIS POINT IF THIS WILL MAKE IT INTO CENTRAL GEORGIA BUT MID SHIFT
SHOULD HAVE MORE DETAILS IN UPDATE.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-50 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST EARL...THEN NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 15
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........18     31     31     31     50     50
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............54     52     63     74     81     81
RH..............88     95     74     49     34     38
20 FT WIND......W 3    W 3    NW 6   NW 7   NW 7   NW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      10     10     10
CWR.............0      0      0      0      10     10

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FORECASTER...DEESE
REQUESTED BY...TIM KOLNIK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110319.13914.01/FFC