378
FNUS72 KTAE 171229
FWSTAE
SPOT FORECAST FOR KNIGHTON RX...GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
829 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (850) 942-8833, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
NEAR CRITICAL VALUES FOR MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED
THIS AFTERNOON WITH RH VALUES AROUND 25%. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE
FROM THE NORTHWEST AT AROUND 15-17 MPH. DISPERSIONS TODAY WILL
ALSO BE HIGH, REACHING UP TO 90 UNITS THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS AN
ELEVATED FIRE CONCERN RISK FOR TODAY DUE TO THE LOW HUMIDITY AND
HIGH DISPERSIONS. RAINFALL FROM YESTERDAY WOULD PROBABLY NOT HAVE
MUCH AFFECT ON THE FUELS AS THE AREA RECEIVED MAYBE ABOUT A
QUARTER OF AN INCH.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 16 MPH.
LVORI...............1.
DISPERSION INDEX....71 INCREASING TO 93.
TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........19 19 7 7 7 2 2 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............35 39 41 44 47 49 51 51
RH..............56 46 43 40 34 30 28 27
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.14 15 16 15 16 16 16 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 3.9 4.2 4.5 4.7 5.0 5.2 5.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 15 15 15 15 16 15
DISPERSION......71 71 83 83 83 93 93 93
LVORI...........1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 6
TO 7 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
LVORI...............2.
DISPERSION INDEX....63 DECREASING TO 4 IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........2 2 2 2 2 2 13 13 13 22 22 22
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............51 48 44 40 38 36 35 34 32 32 31 30
RH..............27 31 40 46 50 52 56 58 61 58 61 63
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW N N NW N N N N NE N
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.15 13 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.8 2.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N N N N N N N N N NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 12 10 9 9 9 8 7 6 6 6 7
DISPERSION......63 63 63 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
LVORI...........1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
FORECASTER...MONTGOMERY
REQUESTED BY...MICHAEL ODOM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2606027.0/TAE
.DELDT 03/17/26
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