FNUS72 KFFC 071838 FWSFFC SPOT FORECAST FOR HICKORY RIDGE PLANNING...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 238 PM EDT SUN APR 7 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON APRIL 08. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE LOOKS TO REMAIN IN CONTROL FOR MONDAY WITH CONTINUED RAIN FREE CONDITIONS ALTHOUGH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BE ON THE RISE. THIS WILL RESULT IN RH VALUES BOTTOMING OUT AROUND 40 PERCENT IN AND AROUND THE BURN SITE. WINDS MAY BE AN ISSUE...ESPECIALLY DURING THE LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH SUSTAINED WINDS SHOULD REMAIN SOUTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH...THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS TO 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. MUCH OF THIS IS DEPENDENT UPON MIXED LAYER WHICH LOOKS TO BE 6000 FT BUT ANY INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON TO THESE VALUES WOULD RESULT IN HIGHER WIND GUST VALUES AS WELL. GIVEN EXPOSURE NOTED IN MAPPED BURN SITE...AREA SHOULD SEE FULL WIND EFFECTS THROUGH THE DAY. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. DISPERSION INDEX....8 INCREASING TO 85 LATE IN THE MORNING. LVORI...............4. TIME (EDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........71 66 63 62 62 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 63 70 74 77 RH..............86 71 56 47 41 20 FT WIND......SE 3 S 6 S 8 S 9 S 10 20 FT WIND GUST.5 10 15 15 20 DISPERSION IDX..4 12 87 76 78 LVORI...........5 3 1 1 1 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. DISPERSION INDEX....80 DECREASING TO 8. LVORI...............3. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........62 64 64 64 60 60 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............77 73 67 63 60 58 RH..............41 49 62 73 79 82 20 FT WIND......S 9 S 7 S 6 S 6 S 5 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 10 10 10 10 DISPERSION IDX..80 9 8 7 7 6 LVORI...........1 2 3 3 4 4 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-4800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 23 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. DISPERSION INDEX....8 INCREASING TO 17 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 75 LATE IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 61 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 52. LVORI...............3. TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........60 51 51 51 55 55 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............57 58 66 75 80 82 RH..............86 85 64 48 43 40 20 FT WIND......SE 5 S 5 S 8 S 10 S 12 S 12 20 FT WIND GUST. 10 15 15 20 20 DISPERSION IDX..6 6 17 72 57 50 LVORI...........5 4 2 1 1 1 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...DEESE REQUESTED BY...JEFFREY R SCHARDT TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130408.HICKO.01/FFC