FNUS72 KFFC 081037 FWSFFC SPOT FORECAST FOR STRAWBERRY 19...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 537 AM EST FRI MAR 8 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 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 NORTH 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 NORTHEAST TO NORTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON...IF UPSLOPE COMPONENT OF THE WIND IS STRONG ENOUGH. ANY GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD LIKELY BE RELATIVELY LOW AT POSSIBLY 10-12 KTS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-3100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 7 TO 14 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....8 INCREASING TO 40. LVORI...............3. TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........4 17 17 7 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 50 56 58 RH..............55 39 29 27 20 FT WIND......N 7 N 7 N 7 NE 7 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 DISPERSION IDX..4 14 40 43 LVORI...........3 2 1 1 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33. MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-100 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 2 TO 10 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....37 DECREASING TO 5. LVORI...............3. TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........8 11 18 39 43 35 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............53 46 40 37 36 35 RH..............33 47 65 74 77 77 20 FT WIND......N 6 N 3 N 3 N 2 N 1 N 1 20 FT WIND GUST.10 5 5 5 DISPERSION IDX..37 8 7 3 3 2 LVORI...........1 2 3 3 4 4 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-3400 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10 TO 13 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....4 INCREASING TO 39. LVORI...............3. TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........52 51 30 22 22 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............33 38 47 56 62 64 RH..............79 70 54 40 31 29 20 FT WIND......NW 0 SW 1 SE 3 SE 6 S 8 S 8 20 FT WIND GUST. 5 10 15 15 DISPERSION IDX..2 3 6 17 36 42 LVORI...........4 3 2 2 1 1 $$ FORECASTER...BAKER REQUESTED BY...JEFFREY SCHARDT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130308.STRAW.02/FFC