FNUS72 KFFC 232136
FWSFFC

SPOT FORECAST FOR HAMMOND GAP 10...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
536 PM EDT SUN OCT 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON OCTOBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAKENING UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE STATE TONIGHT. OTHER
THAN A PERIOD OF HIGH CLOUDS THIS EVENING...THERE IS NO WEATHER OF
SIGNIFICANCE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE TO THE
NORTHEAST OF THE AREA TODAY WILL BE REINFORCED BY A NEW AREA OF HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST MONDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY. NO RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY AT THIS TIME. A
STRONGER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO THE AREA
LATE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO WARM WELL INTO THE 70S TO NEAR 80 THROUGH
MID-WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST. CONSEQUENTLY...
AFTERNOON HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL DROP EACH AFTERNOON INTO THE 30 TO 35
PERCENT RANGE. WINDS MONDAY WILL BE NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

AS OF 5 PM EDT...THE ARMUCHEE NO. 1 RAWS STATION SHOWED A MINIMUM RH
VALUE OF 37 PERCENT...MAX TEMPERATURE OF 66 DEG F...WEST WINDS OF 1 TO 4 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY...HIGH CLOUDS...(50-60 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40 TO 43
MAX HUMIDITY........85 TO 90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........MOSTLY CALM TO WEST 5 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0 FT AGL BY MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 MPH OR LESS. MOSTLY CALM FROM LATE EVENING ON.
DISPERSION INDEX....19 DECREASING TO 2 BY 9 PM EDT.
LVORI...............4.

TIME (EDT)      6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........55  55  53  53  53  53  53  53  51  51  51  51
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............67  63  58  55  53  51  50  49  48  47  45  44
RH..............33  39  47  53  58  63  68  72  76  77  79  83
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT WIND SPD..1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
20 FT WIND GUST.5
DISPERSION IDX..19  19  3   3   3   3   3   3   1   1   1   1
LVORI...........2   2   3   3   3   3   3   3   5   5   5   5
CWR.............0   0   5   5   5   5   0   0   0   0   0   0

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) MORNING...THEN BECOMING
                    SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 TO 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 TO 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........MOSTLY CALM EARLY...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL AT DAYBREAK...NEAR 2000 AGL FT BY MID-MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO 3500 TO 4000 FT AGL BY NOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....2 INCREASING TO 38 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.

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FORECASTER...BEASLEY
REQUESTED BY...JEFFREY SCHARDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111024.HAMMO.01/FFC