FNUS72 KFFC 141003 FWSFFC SPOT FORECAST FOR COOPERS...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 603 AM EDT THU MAR 14 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS EXIST THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. WINDS AT THE BURN SITE WILL START OUT NORTH AND NORTHWEST AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH THROUGH THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON... BUT THESE WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH SOME AND BECOME MORE WEST TO NORTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON. AN ACTIVE NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED MID AND HIGH CLOUDS ACROSS THE BURN SITE TODAY... BUT EXPECT THE PREVAILING COVERAGE TO BE 40 PERCENT OR LESS THROUGH AT LEAST MID AFTERNOON. THEN AN APPROACHING UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD A BROKEN DECK OF MAINLY HIGH MID CLOUDS (8000 TO 10000 FT) INTO THE AREA BY 4-6 PM TODAY. THEN EXPECT MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AROUND THE BURN SITE THROUGH THE EVENING...OVERNIGHT AND MOST OF FRIDAY. MODELS AGREE ON HOLDING THE GREATER CHANCES FOR WETTING RAINS WELL NORTH OF THE BURN SITE TODAY AND TONIGHT... BUT CANNOT RULE OUT A FEW SPRINKLES IN NORTHEAST GA DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS AS CLOUDS THICKEN AND LOWER TOWARD MIDNIGHT COURTEOUS OF THE UPPER DISTURBANCE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-50 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........28 AT IGNITION...MAX 45. RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NNW WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-2400 FT BY LATE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....7 INCREASING TO 43. LVORI...............3. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........13 23 50 62 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............28 35 41 43 RH..............52 30 25 23 20 FT WIND......NNW 10 NW 10 NW 10 WNW 10 20 FT WIND GUST.20 18 16 15 DISPERSION IDX..6 36 35 43 LVORI...........2 1 1 1 CWR.............0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-70 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33. RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....40 DECREASING TO 6 EARLY IN THE EVENING. LVORI...............2. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........63 64 65 68 70 70 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............42 38 36 35 34 33 RH..............28 40 52 58 62 65 20 FT WIND......WNW 10 WNW 9 NW 7 NW 7 NW 8 N 8 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 DISPERSION IDX..42 8 6 4 4 4 CWR.............0 10 10 10 10 10 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56. RH..................MIN 52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800-3400 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 24 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. DISPERSION INDEX....5 INCREASING TO 75 LATE IN THE MORNING. LVORI...............2. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........65 65 60 60 55 55 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............33 35 42 47 52 54 RH..............70 72 64 57 53 52 20 FT WIND......NW 8 W 8 W 7 W 8 W 10 W 13 20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 10 15 15 20 DISPERSION IDX..2 3 7 78 73 78 LVORI...........3 3 3 1 1 1 CWR.............10 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...DARBE REQUESTED BY...DEMAS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130313.COOPE.01/FFC