FNUS72 KFFC 170311
FWSFFC

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMMOND GAP 09 10...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1111 PM EDT SUN OCT 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 EDT ON OCTOBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

NOTE:  A NEW SPOT FIRE WEATHER FORECAST BASED ON NEW DATA WILL BE
GENERATED LATER TONIGHT AND AVAILABLE PRIOR TO THE 0700 EDT START
TIME MONDAY.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH
THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST TUESDAY AND MOVE THROUGH THE AREA
WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BRING SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS TO
NORTHWEST GEORGIA BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY.
MUCH COLDER...WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY...WITH
COOL...DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR THE END OF THE WEEK INTO THE
WEEKEND.

MONDAY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN DRY ACROSS THE PRESCRIBED BURN AREA.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WERE NEAR 30 PERCENT SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...BUT INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHOULD HOLD
THESE TO NEAR 35 PERCENT MONDAY AFTERNOON. CHANCES FOR WETTING RAIN
SHOULD REMAIN NEAR ZERO UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH THE BEST
CHANCES FOR RAIN TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS
OF 0.10 TO 0.25 INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE PRESCRIBED BURN
AREA BY EARLY WEDNESDAY.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....4.
LVORI...............4.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 79.
RH..................87 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 0-1700 FT AGL
                    INCREASING TO 3600-4200 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10TO 15 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....5 INCREASING TO 62 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.

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FORECASTER...BEASLEY
REQUESTED BY...JEFFREY SCHARDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111016.HAMMO.01/FFC