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SPOT FORECAST FOR PETTY FARM...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
728 AM EDT FRI JUL 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0717 EDT ON JULY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A DECAYING LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE IN FROM
TENNESSEE AND ALABAMA BETWEEN 11 AM AND NOON. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS
AND STORMS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS
WITH 70 PERCENT RAIN CHANCES.

WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH TODAY...PERHAPS ACQUIRING AN UPSLOPE
COMPONENT BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 0800...THEN 3 UNTIL 1400...THEN 4.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-6000 FT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 7 MPH.

TIME (EDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........57     47     47     47     79     79
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............69     78     85     90     91     91
RH..............98     73     59     51     49     50
20 FT WIND......E 1    SE 1   W 6    SW 8   SW 7   W 7
20 FT WIND GUST.       5      5             10     10
EYE LEVEL WIND..E 1    SE 1   SW 1   SW 2   SW 4   W 4
EYE LVL WND GST.       5      5      5      10     10
CWR.............20     30     30     30     70     70

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
LAL.................4 UNTIL 2000...THEN 3 UNTIL 0200...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0 FT AGL EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    AROUND 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH 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.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 0800...THEN 1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700-6100 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 8 TO 9
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...DEESE
REQUESTED BY...JEFFREY SCHARDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110708.PETTY.01/FFC