FNUS72 KFFC 171322
FWSFFC

SPOT FORECAST FOR C24...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
822 AM EST SUN FEB 17 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 EST ON FEBRUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A DRY RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE STATE FROM THE
WEST TODAY. AFTERNOON RH VALUES WILL DIP BELOW 25 PERCENT FOR
SEVEN HOURS WITH VALUES BOTTOMING OUT IN THE MID TEENS AT THE
FIRE SITE. NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 15 MPH WILL
ENHANCE THE FIRE THREAT TODAY BEFORE BECOMING WEST AND DECREASING
LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

FOG THREAT...ALL MODEL GUIDANCE INDICATES A ZERO PERCENT CHANCE OF
WIDESPREAD FOG CONCERNS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.
HOWEVER...WITH TEMPERATURES REACHING THE MID 20S...THERE IS A LOW
CHANCE OF PATCHY THIN FOG DEVELOPING ALONG CANEY CREEK AND THE
OCMULGEE WITH LIGHT SOUTHWEST FLOW OVERNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NW 10 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH AND THEN WEST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3700-4900 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 11 TO 16 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....INCREASING TO 59 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    DECREASING TO 46 IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    36 IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.

TIME (EST)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........5      6      6      6
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............41     47     50     48
RH..............28     19     16     18
20 FT WIND......NW 9   W 10   W 10   W 8
20 FT WIND GUST.15     15     16     15
DISPERSION IDX..57     61     56     36
LVORI...........1      1      1      1

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24.
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 1 TO 7 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....30 DECREASING TO 3.
LVORI...............3.

TIME (EST)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........6      6      6      8      8      8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............45     38     33     30     28     27
RH..............23     36     51     59     65     72
20 FT WIND......W 6    W 2    W 2    SW 2   SW 1   SW 1
20 FT WIND GUST.10     5      5      5
DISPERSION IDX..30     3      3      1      1      1
LVORI...........1      2      2      3      4      4

.MONDAY...

DISPERSION INDEX....3 INCREASING TO 46.
LVORI...............3.

$$
FORECASTER...DEESE
REQUESTED BY...CARL SCHMIDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130217.C24__.01/FFC