FNUS72 KFFC 070938 FWSFFC SPOT FORECAST FOR SKEENAH...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 538 AM EDT SUN APR 7 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EDT ON APRIL 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE ATLANTIC WILL REMAIN IN CONTROL OF THE AREA FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. LIGHT SOUTHEAST SURFACE WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTH BY MIDDAY AND WILL INCREASE AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS. TRANSPORT WINDS SHOULD BE MAINLY OUT OF THE SOUTH /WINDS ALOFT SWITCH TO SOUTHWEST ABOVE ABOUT 3000 FT AGL/ AND ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING. THE AREA MIXED TO ABOUT 6500 FT ON SATURDAY BUT WITH INCREASING MOISTURE DUE TO THE SOUTHERLY FLOW...MIXING HEIGHTS TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE A BIT LOWER...CLOSER TO 5000 FT. HOWEVER...KEEP IN MIND THAT THE VALUES PROVIDED IN THE SPOT FORECAST ARE AT BEST FOR A 2.5 KM GRID POINT...AND WITH THE SOUTHERLY ASPECT OF THE BURN SITE...THERE MAY BE A LOCAL INCREASE IN MIXING HEIGHTS EXPERIENCED ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING BEFORE MORE SIGNIFICANT CLOUD COVER MOVES IN. SOME INCREASE IN WIND SPEEDS MAY BE EXPERIENCED AS WELL. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY WITH CEILINGS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 5-6KFT THIS AFTERNOON. PLEASE CALL IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-5300 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....9 INCREASING TO 20 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 94 LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 81 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 68 DECREASING TO 55 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. LVORI...............4. TIME (EDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........52 71 77 76 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 64 68 69 RH..............54 46 40 39 20 FT WIND......S 6 S 9 S 12 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST.10 15 20 20 DISPERSION IDX..94 68 56 53 LVORI...........1 1 1 1 CWR.............0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....53 DECREASING TO 8. LVORI...............3. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4500-4900 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 22 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 18 EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 29 LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 83 LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 60. LVORI...............3. $$ FORECASTER...PALMER REQUESTED BY...DEMAS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130407.SKEEN.02/FFC