FNUS72 KFFC 101053 FWSFFC SPOT FORECAST FOR TRAIL RIDGE...USDA FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 653 AM EDT WED APR 10 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON APRIL 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... ANY PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING WILL BURN OFF BY 9 AM. THEN EXPECT MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES WITH THE OCCASIONAL BROKEN DECK OF MID AND HIGH CLOUDS MOVING ACROSS FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST... BUT THESE CLOUDS SHOULD BE ABOVE 7000FT. SURFACE WINDS AT THE BURN SITE MAY START OUT SSE AT IGNITION TIME...BUT SHOULD GO MORE SOUTH BY NOON IF NOT SOONER. SURFACE WINDS WILL BE MAINLY FROM THE SOUTH AT 8-10 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON...WITH THE OCCASIONAL SSW DIRECTION BY MID AFTERNOON. EXPECT WINDS GUSTS IN THE 17-20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. NO RAIN OR WIND SHIFTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-35 PERCENT). TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 79. RH..................70 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH BY LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-4700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE MID TO LATE MORNING INCREASING TO 9 TO 14 MPH BY NOON. DISPERSION INDEX....13 INCREASING TO 61 LATE IN THE MORNING...DECREASING TO 38 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. LVORI...............6. TIME (EDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........33 32 30 24 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............66 73 76 78 RH..............70 56 47 43 20 FT WIND......SSE 5 S 8 S 9 SSW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.5 15 17 16 DISPERSION IDX..13 59 47 38 LVORI...........3 1 1 1 CWR.............0 0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 55. RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR.................10 PERCENT. LAL.................1. MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-100 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH. DISPERSION INDEX....32 DECREASING TO 5. LVORI...............4. TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........24 34 27 32 53 51 WEATHER COV..... PATCHY WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE FOG TEMP............78 73 66 61 59 57 RH..............44 53 69 82 85 91 20 FT WIND......S 8 S 6 S 3 SE 3 SE 3 SE 5 20 FT WIND GUST.15 10 5 5 5 DISPERSION IDX..32 3 3 3 5 6 LVORI...........1 2 3 5 5 6 CWR.............0 0 0 0 10 10 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71. RH..................MIN 67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 70 PERCENT EARLY IN THE MORNING. LAL.................1 UNTIL 1400...THEN 3. MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3700 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. DISPERSION INDEX....9 INCREASING TO 54 LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 44 IN THE AFTERNOON. LVORI...............4. $$ FORECASTER...DARBE REQUESTED BY...DAVE MARTIN TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130410.TRAIL.01/FFC