FNUS72 KFFC 081156 FWSFFC SPOT FORECAST FOR MOONEYHAM RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 656 AM EST FRI MAR 8 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON MARCH 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A RELATIVELY DRY AND WARMER AIRMASS WILL SETTLE INTO THE STATE THROUGH SATURDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA MAY REACH RH VALUES OF NEAR 25 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON FOR AROUND 4 HOURS AND FUELS HAVE BEEN TRENDING DRIER...HOWEVER FORECAST CONDITIONS LOOK TO STAY OUTSIDE OF HIGH FIRE DANGER LEVELS. TRENDS WILL NEED TO BE CLOSELY MONITORED FOR ANY CHANGES. FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON...PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA LOOK TO HAVE RH VALUES NEAR 25 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS. FUELS HAVE BEEN DRIER IN THIS AREA SO FUTURE UPDATES WILL ALSO NEED TO MONITOR ANY CHANGES WITH THE RH FORECAST. HIGH FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THE MOMENT. SITE SPECIFIC DISCUSSION... WITH A NORTHWEST ASPECT...EXPECT THE TEMPERATURES TO BE COOLER THAN SURROUNDING RIDGES AND VALLEYS ALONG WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER RH VALUES. MAIN CONCERN WITH RH VALUES ARE WITH RESPECT TO PREVIOUS SNOWFALL. RH VALUES MAY BE HIGHER THAN FORECAST IF SITE HAD SNOWFALL THE PAST FEW DAYS. CLEAR SKIES SHOULD LEAD TO WARMING ON THE RIDGE TOP... THIS MAY LEAD TO THE WINDS SHIFTING FROM NORTH TO NORTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON...IF UPSLOPE COMPONENT OF THE WIND IS STRONG ENOUGH. ANY GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON LOOK TO BE IN THE 12-14 KTS RANGE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-2600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 14 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....4 INCREASING TO 39. LVORI...............3. TIME (EST) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........5 7 8 8 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............44 51 54 55 RH..............48 33 27 28 20 FT WIND......N 7 N 8 N 9 N 8 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 15 15 DISPERSION IDX..19 41 43 34 LVORI...........2 1 1 1 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....29 DECREASING TO 4. LVORI...............3. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........8 9 13 34 40 41 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 47 42 39 38 37 RH..............33 45 56 65 70 73 20 FT WIND......N 8 N 6 N 3 NE 2 E 2 SE 2 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 5 5 5 5 DISPERSION IDX..29 6 5 2 2 2 LVORI...........2 2 3 3 3 3 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....3 INCREASING TO 39. LVORI...............2. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........51 49 34 27 26 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............36 39 47 55 61 62 RH..............74 69 56 40 31 29 20 FT WIND......SE 2 SE 2 SE 1 S 5 S 7 S 7 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 10 15 15 DISPERSION IDX..2 3 4 19 37 40 LVORI...........3 3 3 2 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...BAKER REQUESTED BY...JEFFREY R SCHARDT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130308.MOONE.01/FFC