FNUS72 KFFC 132044 FWSFFC SPOT FORECAST FOR COOPERS...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 444 PM EDT WED MAR 13 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... ...HIGH FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING FOR PARTS OF EAST AND CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TOMORROW WITH SEVERAL HOURS OF 25 PERCENT OR LESS DURING THE AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 10 TO 15 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH. WINDS COULD BE SLIGHTLY HIGHER IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT MAY BE NEEDED FOR MOST OF THE AREA TOMORROW. PORTIONS OF NORTHERN GEORGIA MAY COME VERY CLOSE TO MEETING RED FLAG CRITERIA. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE IN LATE THURSDAY NIGHT OR EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WILL LEAD TO A TEMPORARY INCREASE IN DEWPOINT/RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. HOWEVER...CLIPPER TYPE SYSTEMS LIKE THE ONE FORECAST TO COME THROUGH ARE TYPICALLY MOISTURE STARVED. CONFIDENCE IS LOW ON THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY FORECAST FOR FRIDAY. VALUES MAY END UP BEING LOWER THAN ANTICIPATED ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...THINK THE CLOUDS THAT ARE FORECAST FOR FRIDAY WILL MIX OUT BY THE LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON AND BECOME PARTLY SUNNY. NOT EXPECTING ANY PRECIPITATION WITH THIS SYSTEM AND THE CHANCES FOR A WETTING RAIN ARE VERY LOW AT THIS TIME. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 21. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 18 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 TO 35 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 600 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 20 TO 23 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....61 DECREASING TO 14. LVORI...............2. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........28 19 15 14 11 8 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............36 33 29 28 27 25 RH..............42 45 55 61 62 65 20 FT WIND......NW 22 NW 20 NW 18 NW 18 NW 18 N 18 20 FT WIND GUST.35 35 30 30 30 35 DISPERSION IDX..61 20 17 13 13 14 LVORI...........1 2 2 2 2 3 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43. MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-2500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 20 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....12 INCREASING TO 46. LVORI...............3. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........7 9 6 12 34 32 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............23 22 28 36 42 43 RH..............72 74 53 37 29 27 20 FT WIND......N 18 N 16 N 14 NW 12 NW 12 NW 13 20 FT WIND GUST.30 30 25 20 20 20 DISPERSION IDX..13 11 11 38 43 46 LVORI...........3 3 2 1 1 1 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...MURRELL REQUESTED BY...DEMAS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130313.COOPE.01/FFC