FNUS73 KEAX 061305 FWSEAX SPOT FORECAST FOR ATLANTA CA 4 6...MDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 805 AM CDT FRI APR 6 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON APRIL 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES THIS MORNING WAS PRODUCING A LIGHT EASTERLY WIND AT THE PROJECT SITE. WITH THE HIGH SLOWLY SHIFTING OFF TO THE EAST AND LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS...LIGHT TO MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS SHOULD REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WHILE MIXING WILL OCCUR UP TO NEAR 4KFT THIS AFTERNOON...WINDS AT THIS LEVEL WILL ONLY BE NEAR 10 KTS SO ANY GUSTS SHOULD REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM INTO THE MIDDLE 60S UNDER FULL SUNSHINE TODAY. THIS SHOULD ALLOW RH VALUES TO FALL INTO THE UPPER 30 PERCENT RANGE BY THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO A MORE SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES AND MOVES THROUGH THE AREA ON SATURDAY BRINGING THE NEXT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......EAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 TO 15 MPH. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........7 8 9 9 8 7 6 5 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............51 54 57 60 61 62 62 61 RH..............50 45 41 38 37 37 38 41 20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.0 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM 6AM SKY (%).........5 7 11 12 10 0 0 0 14 21 29 38 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............59 56 53 50 48 47 45 44 43 43 41 40 RH..............45 47 53 59 63 66 68 72 75 77 82 86 20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S 20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 10 10 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT. CHC OF WETTING RAIN.40 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 26 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........44 49 58 68 77 87 91 89 83 78 73 68 WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............41 45 49 53 56 57 57 58 58 58 58 58 RH..............84 77 68 62 60 61 62 64 65 67 69 71 20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S SW SW SW W 20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 9 10 10 12 12 12 12 12 10 10 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...DEROCHE REQUESTED BY...MARK SWITZER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120406.ATLAN.01/EAX