FNUS72 KFFC 261135 FWSFFC SPOT FORECAST FOR TWEEDALE...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 635 AM EST SUN FEB 26 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0640 EST ON FEBRUARY 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... RH VALUES DIPPING INTO THE LOWER TO MID 20S ALONG WITH DECREASING FUEL MOISTURE VALUES OVER NORTH GEORGIA HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT...INCLUDING THE FIRE SITE. USED THE ARMUCHEE OBSERVATION FOR THE MOST PART BUT THE INITIALIZED DEWPOINT DOES SEEM LOWER THAN SURROUNDING SITES. REGARDLESS...SHOULD SEE 4 TO 6 HOURS OF 25 PERCENT OR LESS RH TODAY. INCREASING MOISTURE WILL BE EXPERIENCED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SHORT TERM WITH RH VALUES GENERALLY IN THE 40S ON MONDAY. RAIN CHANCES WILL BE CONFINED TO SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA TODAY AND EASTERN SECTIONS ON MONDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61. MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3000-4400 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 1 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........14 54 54 54 45 45 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............35 31 40 48 55 61 RH..............50 55 43 32 27 22 20 FT WIND......W 1 SW 2 S 5 S 7 SE 8 SE 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 10 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 0 TO 2 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LVORI...............4. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........45 14 14 14 53 53 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............56 49 43 39 40 37 RH..............30 42 55 67 69 79 20 FT WIND......SE 6 SE 5 SE 2 SE 1 SE 0 SE 0 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 LVORI...........2 2 2 3 4 4 CWR.............0 0 0 0 10 10 .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3900 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 0 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...DEESE REQUESTED BY...JEFFREY SCHARDT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120226.TWEED.03/FFC