FNUS72 KFFC 211132
FWSFFC

SPOT FORECAST FOR 154...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
732 AM EDT WED MAR 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON MARCH 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL REMAIN LIGHT...GENERALLY 3 TO 6 MPH...
AND FROM THE EAST ALTHOUGH DIRECTIONS WILL VARY BETWEEN NORTHEAST
AND SOUTHEAST. BY LATE MORNING AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WINDS
SHOULD INCREASE INTO THE 6 TO 12 MPH RANGE AND BECOME MORE
CONSISTENTLY SOUTHEAST. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR BRIEF LOW
CLOUD CEILINGS AROUND SUNRISE...HOWEVER IF THAT DOES OCCUR SKIES
SHOULD TRANSITION TO SCATTERED CUMULUS BY IGNITION TIME.

SYNOPSIS...SOUTHEAST LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL BRING INCREASING MOISTURE
TO NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THROUGH THURSDAY. ISOLATED AFTERNOON
AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY...
MAINLY ACROSS NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA. BY FRIDAY AN
APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL BRING INCREASING CHANCES FOR
PRECIPITATION TO ALL OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SOME PATCHY AREAS
                    OF LIGHT FOG ARE POSSIBLE AROUND SUNRISE BUT
                    SHOULD RAPIDLY DISSIPATE BY 900 AM. THERE IS A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT EAST WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5500-6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 3 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 12
                    TO 17 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....INCREASING TO 95-105 LATE IN THE MORNING INTO THE
                    AFTERNOON THEN DECREASING TO 65 TO 75 LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.

TIME (EDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........30     50     55     50
WEATHER COV.....              S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............70     79     83     84
RH..............68     45     40     35
20 FT WIND......E 5    SE 7   SE 9   SE 9
20 FT WIND GUST.8      15     18     15
DISPERSION IDX..100    90     65     70
LVORI...........2      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 0-200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST TO SOUTHEAST 8 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO
                    5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
DISPERSION INDEX....49 DECREASING TO 3.
LVORI...............3.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM
TEMP............80     72
RH..............42     55
20 FT WIND......SE 6   SE 5
20 FT WIND GUST.12     10
DISPERSION IDX..49     5
LVORI...........1      2

.THURSDAY...

DISPERSION INDEX....INCREASING TO 50-60.
LVORI...............3.

$$
FORECASTER...SENA
REQUESTED BY...TIM KOLNIK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120321.154__.01/FFC