FNUS72 KFFC 291013
FWSFFC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SKEENAH PLANNING...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
613 AM EDT FRI MAR 29 2013

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

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN AREA LATE TODAY
AND TONIGHT BRINGING SOME RAIN CHANCES WITH IT BUT LOTS OF CLOUD COVER.
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA WILL CAUSE A
HIGHLY VARIABLE WIND DIRECTION AND A LOW CONFIDENCE WIND FORECAST.
IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL GET MUCH BELOW 40 PERCENT
TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MID-UPPER 50S.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. LOW CONFIDENCE AS THE DIRECTION
                    COULD BE VARIABLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT OR LESS. ANY RAIN AMOUNTS MOST LIKELY LESS
                    THAN 0.10 INCHES.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL.
                    COULD BE TOO HIGH WITH CLOUD COVER.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 MPH OR LESS.
DISPERSION INDEX....INCREASING TO 28.

TIME (EDT)      11 AM   1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........90      95     100    100
WEATHER COV.....               S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE    NONE   RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............42      50     54     57
RH..............60      47     42     45
20 FT WIND......LGT/VRB S 4    SW 5   WSW 5
20 FT WIND GUST.               10     10
DISPERSION IDX..23      27     32     25
CWR.............10      10     20     20

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........99 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS BECOMING LIGHT EARLY.
CWR.................20 OR LESS PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO NEAR 0 FT AGL EARLY.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
DISPERSION INDEX....DECREASING TO 2.
LVORI...............4.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS MAIN
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2500-3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
DISPERSION INDEX....31.
LVORI...............5 EARLY MORNING.

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FORECASTER...LYNN
REQUESTED BY...DEMAS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130329.SKEEN.02/FFC