FNUS72 KFFC 222312
FWSFFC

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOUNT JOY 20110322...USDA - FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
712 PM EDT TUE MAR 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1900 EDT ON MARCH 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

MOISTURE WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE STATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF
A COLD FRONT THAT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA
AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. HOWEVER...COOLER...DRIER AND WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE FRONT ON THURSDAY. CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY...SO FIRE OFFICIALS SHOULD
STAY TUNED IN CASE A RED FLAG WARNING IS NEEDED.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG IN
                    THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-200 FT AGL
                    OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      7 PM   9 PM   11 PM  1 AM   3 AM   5 AM
SKY (%).........35     48     48     48     62     62
WEATHER COV.....                                   PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   FOG
TEMP............76     69     64     60     58     57
RH..............30     42     55     69     74     79
20 FT WIND......W 6    SW 5   SW 5   SW 5   SW 6   SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10            10     10     10
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
CWR.................INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT BY LATE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4900 FT AGL BY
                    LATE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........62     75     75     75     68     68
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............57     56     62     67     70     73
RH..............80     87     74     64     59     53
20 FT WIND......SW 6   SW 7   SW 9   SW 12  SW 13  SW 13
20 FT WIND GUST.10     10     15     15     20     20
CWR.............0      20     20     20     40     40

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FORECASTER...PALMER
REQUESTED BY...JEFF SCHARDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110322.MOUNT.04/FFC