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SPOT FORECAST FOR SKEENAH PLANNING...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
543 PM EDT THU MAR 28 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MARCH 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE AREA TODAY
AND TONIGHT AS OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES SHOULD LEAD TO SOME FROST AND
EVEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE STATE.  DURING THE DAY ON
FRIDAY...MOISTURE BEGINS TO RETURN TO THE AREA ALONG WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN.

CLOUD COVERAGE WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON FRIDAY WITH ABOUT
50 PERCENT COVERAGE AROUND SUNRISE...INCREASE TO AROUND 75 PERCENT
BY THE AFTERNOON AND ALMOST COMPLETE CLOUD COVERAGE BY LATE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER 2 PM FRIDAY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
BETTER RAIN CHANCES WILL MOVE IN FRIDAY NIGHT /CHANCE/ AND FOR THE REST
OF THE WEEKEND.

ALTHOUGH FUELS ARE DRY...WITH A WET PERIOD RETURNING TO THE AREA FOR
THE WEEKEND...RH VALUES ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO REACH THE MID TO UPPER
30S ON FRIDAY. ALTHOUGH PORTIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA COULD SEE DRIER RH
VALUES /25 TO 30 PERCENT/...THEY ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF THE BURN SITE.

WINDS FRIDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT...SO WIND DIRECTION
WILL LIKELY BE VARIABLE BEFORE SETTLING INTO WESTERLY WINDS DURING
THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). AREAS OF FROST
                    OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AFTER
                    ABOUT 8 PM.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 0-200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 10 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 2 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISPERSION INDEX....40 DECREASING TO 6 AFTER 8 PM.
LVORI...............2.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT) WITH CLOUDS INCREASING
                    THROUGH THE DAY. AREAS OF FROST IN THE MORNING.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 2 PM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900-4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 10 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....3 INCREASING TO 37.
LVORI...............2.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........44     53     60     69     76     82
WEATHER COV.....AREAS  AREAS                S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....FROST  FROST  NONE   NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............29     30     39     49     54     57
RH..............75     72     54     42     38     38
20 FT WIND......N 2    N 2    N 2    N 5    W 7    W 9
20 FT WIND GUST.5      5      5             15     15
DISPERSION IDX..1      3      4      29     34     38
LVORI...........3      3      2      2      1      1
CWR.............10     10     10     10     20     20

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FORECASTER...FIEUX
REQUESTED BY...DEMAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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