FNUS72 KFFC 272144 FWSFFC SPOT FORECAST FOR POCKET 26...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 444 PM EST WED FEB 27 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THERE IS STILL SOME LINGERING MOISTURE ACROSS TENNESSEE AND WITH NORTHWESTERLY FLOW THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TRAIN ACROSS THE BURN SITE THURSDAY. FUEL MOISTURES ARE DRYING BUT THEY ARE STILL ABOVE 12 PERCENT. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SHOULD BE NEAR 60 PERCENT AT IGNITION TIME BUT DRY TO NEAR 40 PERCENT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL STAY OUT OF THE NW IN THE 5-10KT RANGE WITH GUST NEAR 20KT THURSDAY. ALL IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS SHOULD NOT REACH CRITICAL FIRE DANGER LEVELS THROUGH FRIDAY. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3300 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 9 TO 16 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....9 INCREASING TO 43 IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. LVORI...............3. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........59 73 72 72 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 42 45 45 RH..............58 48 43 41 20 FT WIND......NW 10 NW 12 NW 12 NW 12 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 DISPERSION IDX..47 38 41 42 LVORI...........1 1 1 1 CWR.............10 10 10 10 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 13 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....12 DECREASING TO 5 LATE IN THE EVENING. LVORI...............4. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........72 68 66 73 73 77 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN TEMP............43 40 36 34 33 32 RH..............43 51 63 72 77 81 20 FT WIND......NW 10 NW 9 NW 8 NW 7 NW 6 NW 6 20 FT WIND GUST.20 15 15 15 10 10 DISPERSION IDX..16 8 7 5 4 3 LVORI...........2 2 3 3 4 5 CWR.............10 10 10 10 20 20 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44. MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-3300 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....8 INCREASING TO 39 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 28 IN THE AFTERNOON. LVORI...............3. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........77 76 76 76 76 76 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....SNOW RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............30 32 38 42 44 44 RH..............85 82 66 57 52 52 20 FT WIND......NW 6 NW 6 NW 7 NW 7 NW 7 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 15 15 15 DISPERSION IDX..6 9 40 30 26 28 LVORI...........4 4 3 2 2 2 CWR.............20 20 20 20 20 20 $$ FORECASTER...SMITH REQUESTED BY...JEFF SPRITES TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130228.POCKE.01/FFC