FNUS72 KFFC 221214 FWSFFC SPOT FORECAST FOR 160 162...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 814 AM EDT THU MAR 22 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 EDT ON MARCH 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... BIG ISSUE TODAY WILL BE HOW EARLY THE MORNING STRATUS BREAKS UP. WE CURRENTLY EXPECT 1000-2000 FT OVERCAST CEILINGS TO LAST UNTIL AROUND 1100...THEN SCATTER OUT AROUND 2000-3000 FT. AS THE STRATUS IS REPLACED BY CUMULUS DEVELOPMENT WE EXPECT BROKEN CEILINGS BETWEEN 3000-4000 FT. EXTENSIVE UPPER LEVEL CLOUD COVER WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY WHICH WILL LIKELY LIMIT DISPERSION SOMEWHAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AFTER 1200 WITH ONLY ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER 2000. WIDESPREAD PERSISTENT RAIN IS LIKELY BY 0800 FRIDAY. SYNOPSIS...LOW LEVEL MOISTURE CONTINUES TO INCREASE ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...WITH WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SPREADING ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (100 PERCENT THROUGH 1000 BECOMING 75-85 PERCENT AFTER). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1700...THEN 2. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-100 FT AGL THROUGH MID MORNING INCREASING TO 3000-4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 8 TO 17 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....INCREASING TO 50-60 LATE IN THE MORNING THEN DECREASING TO 30-40 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LVORI...............4. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........100 75 75 75 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............69 74 78 79 RH..............77 63 53 51 20 FT WIND......SE 3 SE 6 SE 10 SE 10 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 18 DISPERSION IDX..47 50 34 35 LVORI...........3 2 1 1 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. CWR.................40 PERCENT DECREASING TO 20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000-4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 8 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....24 DECREASING TO 2. LVORI...............4. .FRIDAY... DISPERSION INDEX....INCREASING TO 35-55. LVORI...............4. $$ FORECASTER...SENA REQUESTED BY...TIM KOLNIK TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120322.16016.01/FFC