FNUS72 KFFC 071159
FWSFFC

SPOT FORECAST FOR PETTY FARM...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
759 AM EDT THU JUL 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0718 EDT ON JULY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A WEAK TROUGH AT THE SURFACE WILL FUEL ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE WILL INCREASE RAIN CHANCES FURTHER ON FRIDAY WITH
LIKELY RAIN CHANCES OVER THE NORTH. SUBSTANTIAL MOISTURE
THROUGH THE SHORT TERM WILL KEEP RH VALUES ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS.

...NOTE: COULD NOT ACCESS ANY RAWS OBS THIS MORNING...

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........MAINLY SOUTHWEST OR UPSLOPE WINDS AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500-5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT SOUTHWEST.
DISPERSION INDEX....5.
LVORI...............5.

TIME (EDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........48     48     60     60
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....TSTM   TSTM   TSTM   TSTM
TEMP............77     81     85     90
RH..............74     66     58     52
20 FT WIND......LGT    SW 5   SW 5   SW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.              10     10
DISPERSION IDX..1      0      0      0      15     15
LVORI...........7      4      4      4      2      2
CWR.............20     20     20     20     30     30

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    EARLY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....LOWER 70S..
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST-WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY
                    BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................3.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 0 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....DECREASING TO 3.
LVORI...............4.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...LYNN
REQUESTED BY...JEFFREY SCHARDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110707.PETTY.01/FFC