FNUS72 KFFC 212028 FWSFFC SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY SLOUGH...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 428 PM EDT WED MAR 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1620 EDT ON MARCH 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MOISTURE WILL INCREASE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA. THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO INCREASE AS THE SYSTEM APPROACHES. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH DISPERSION INDEX....93 LVORI...............3. TIME (EDT) 4 PM SKY (%).........60 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE TEMP............73 RH..............55 20 FT WIND......SE 13 20 FT WIND GUST.20 DISPERSION IDX..91 LVORI...........1 CWR.............10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 13 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. DISPERSION INDEX....DECREASING TO 9. LVORI...............3. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........58 56 60 65 69 75 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............78 77 70 66 65 63 RH..............35 41 55 63 70 76 20 FT WIND......SE 10 SE 7 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 DISPERSION IDX..69 13 8 7 7 5 LVORI...........1 2 3 3 3 4 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-4400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 18 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 19 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 32 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 44 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 58 DECREASING TO 49 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 38. LVORI...............3. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........82 87 84 80 77 81 WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............61 59 64 71 76 77 RH..............82 88 77 61 50 46 20 FT WIND......SE 3 SE 3 SE 5 SE 8 S 12 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 15 20 20 DISPERSION IDX..4 8 32 54 61 49 LVORI...........5 5 2 1 1 1 CWR.............10 10 20 20 30 40 $$ FORECASTER...LAMBACK REQUESTED BY...DIANA MULLEN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120321.DRYSL.04/FFC