FNUS72 KFFC 042307
FWSFFC

SPOT FORECAST FOR PETTY FARM...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
707 PM EDT MON JUL 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1852 EDT ON JULY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. A
WEAK SURFACE TROUGH COMBINED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL
CONTINUE TO PROVIDE FOCUS FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP
MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WINDS WILL
GENERALLY BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THOUGH GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE
IN THUNDERSTORMS. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE FREQUENT
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL KEEP RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
LAL.................3 UNTIL 0200...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........62     54     54     54     42     42
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....TSTM   TSTM   TSTM   TSTM   TSTM   TSTM
TEMP............78     77     77     76     75     74
RH..............76     77     77     77     78     81
20 FT WIND......N 3    SW 3   SE 1   SE 0   SE 1   SE 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5                    5      5
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 2    SW 2   SE 1   SE 0   SE 1   SE 1
EYE LVL WND GST.5      5                    5      5
CWR.............60     40     40     40     20     20

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 0800...THEN 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5800-6100 FT AGL BY EARLY
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 7 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........42     49     49     49     49     49
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....TSTM   TSTM   TSTM   TSTM   TSTM   TSTM
TEMP............72     76     82     87     91     92
RH..............86     78     63     53     47     46
20 FT WIND......SE 1   E 0    SW 1   W 3    W 5    W 5
20 FT WIND GUST.              5      5             10
EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 1   E 0    SW 1   W 2    W 2    W 2
EYE LVL WND GST.              5      5      5      10
CWR.............20     60     60     60     60     60

$$
FORECASTER...PALMER
REQUESTED BY...JEFFREY SCHARDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110704.PETTY.01/FFC