FNUS72 KFFC 281244 FWSFFC SPOT FORECAST FOR IRON MOUNTAIN CHASE...U. S. FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 844 AM EDT THU JUN 28 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0827 EDT ON JUNE 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A HOT...DRY AIRMASS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP INTO THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON OVER ALL BUT THE COOLEST ELEVATIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS... PROMPTING A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT FOR MOST OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BE SLOWLY INCREASING FRIDAY...WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA AND SOME AREAS WILL LIKELY NEED A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER ON THE SOUTHERN ASPECT WITH AN UPSLOPE COMPONENT AS THE SURFACE WINDS SHIFT FROM SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST LATER TODAY. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THE FORECAST AS THE DAY PROGRESSES...PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL US OR SUBMIT ANOTHER SPOT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-5200 FT AGL BY AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 2 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....5 INCREASING TO 51 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 38 IN THE AFTERNOON. LVORI...............4. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........12 12 12 21 21 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............71 78 88 92 96 RH..............68 52 39 29 26 20 FT WIND......SE 2 S 3 W 6 W 7 W 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 2 S 2 W 3 W 4 W 4 EYE LVL WND GST.5 10 15 15 15 DISPERSION IDX..3 9 49 34 36 LVORI...........3 2 1 1 1 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66. MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....36 DECREASING TO 4. LVORI...............3. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........21 14 14 14 27 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............96 90 78 75 72 69 RH..............27 36 55 64 73 79 20 FT WIND......W 7 SW 6 SW 2 SW 1 E 1 E 1 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 4 SW 3 SW 1 SW 1 E 1 E 1 EYE LVL WND GST.15 15 10 5 5 DISPERSION IDX..36 4 3 3 2 2 LVORI...........1 2 3 3 3 4 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 98. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-6000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 1 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....4 INCREASING TO 11 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 81 LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 61 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 38 DECREASING TO 28 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LVORI...............5. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...PALMER REQUESTED BY...LISA BLACKMON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120628.IRONM.01/FFC