FNUS72 KFFC 251028 FWSFFC SPOT FORECAST FOR TURKEY FARM...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 628 AM EDT FRI MAR 25 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 EDT ON MARCH 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL TODAY AS DRIER AIR REMAINS ENTRENCHED OVER THE REGION. THIS WILL PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR RH VALUES TO DIP IN THE MID 30S ACROSS THE FIRE SITE. WINDS WILL BE VARYING TODAY WITH NORTH TO NORTHEAST FLOW TRANSITIONING TO SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST BASED ON YOUR ASPECT DURING THE AFTERNOON BUT GENERALLY REMAINING BELOW 10 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS ARE TOUGHER BUT STILL LOOKS LIKE THEY WILL FOLLOW THE SAME GENERAL PATTERN AS SURFACE WINDS AND SHIFT THROUGHOUT THE DAY. PLEASE NOTE THAT CONFIDENCE IS HIGH IN WIND SHIFTS BUT LOWER THAN I WOULD LIKE ON TIMING. PLEASE CONTACT WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK AND WE WILL BE GLAD TO GIVE LATEST UPDATE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH ...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 40 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (EDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........20 47 47 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 58 60 RH..............51 42 35 20 FT WIND......E 6 SW 8 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 DISPERSION IDX..9 31 40 CWR.............0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 60 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-3100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH EARLY IN THE EVENING. DISPERSION INDEX....31 DECREASING TO 2 EARLY IN THE EVENING. LVORI...............3. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........47 68 68 68 83 83 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............59 53 50 48 48 46 RH..............42 52 63 73 77 85 20 FT WIND......W 6 NW 2 N 0 N 1 NE 1 NE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 DISPERSION IDX..31 2 2 2 1 1 LVORI...........1 3 3 3 5 5 CWR.............0 0 0 0 60 60 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53. MIN HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................80 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-2600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. $$ FORECASTER...DEESE REQUESTED BY...JASON DEMAS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110325.TURKE.02/FFC