FNUS72 KFFC 261423
FWSFFC

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMMOND GAP 09 1-...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1023 AM EDT MON SEP 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON SEPTEMBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OUT OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND INTO THE
AREA LATE TODAY WITH AN INCREASE IN SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY AHEAD OF IT. DRIER AIR WILL FILTER IN FOR TUESDAY BUT RH
VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. ALTHOUGH
A FEW MORE CLOUDS MAY BE PRESENT ON WEDNESDAY...DRIER AIR WILL
CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY WITH WEST WINDS UP TO 10 MPH.

RAINFALL TODAY...THERE IS A 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. GENERAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS WILL BE .15 TO .20 INCH...HOWEVER IN THE STRONGER STORMS
RAINFALL COULD APPROACH .50 TO .75 INCHES. AN ADDITIONAL .10 INCH
IS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. THE RAIN WILL BE ENDING BY MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT.

LAVORI FOR WEDNESDAY...UNFORTUNATELY WE DO NOT HAVE THE LAVORI
THAT FAR OUT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40 TO 60 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS
                    LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
CWR.................60 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................3 UNTIL 2000...THEN 2 UNTIL 0200...THEN 1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH BECOMING WEST 3 TO 7
                    MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 2.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-4400 FT AGL
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 3 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 14 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...MCMULLEN
REQUESTED BY...JEFFREY SCHARDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110927.HAMMO.02/FFC