205  
FNUS72 KFFC 231417  
FWSFFC  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR BUTLER RX...USDA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA  
917 AM EST MON FEB 23 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON FEBRUARY 23.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
LOOKING FOR A DRY AND WINDY DAY TODAY. WINDS WILL BE THE BIGGEST  
ISSUE TODAY WITH NW WINDS IN THE 10-15MPH RANGE WITH GUST TO 25MPH  
THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH TO  
10MPH OR LESS SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT. WINDS TUESDAY TURN TO  
THE SW WITH SPEEDS STAYING 10MPH OR LESS THROUGH THE DAY.  
 
MIN RH VALUES WILL DIP DOWN INTO THE 24-26% RANGE THIS AFTERNOON  
(2PM TO 6PM) WITH VALUES SLIGHTLY LOWER TUESDAY (22-25%) AROUND  
THE SAME TIMEFRAME. YOUR NEXT CHANCE FOR ANY MEASURABLE PRECIP  
WILL BE LATE WED NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING AS A FRONTAL  
BOUNDARY SWEEPS SLOWLY SOUTH ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.  
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............15.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 15 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 22 TO 26 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (72000 KNOT-FT).  
LVORI...............1.  
ADI.................60 TO 78.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
CEILING (KFT).......25.  
 
TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........1 2 1 2 2 3 2 2 3  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............32 34 37 40 43 45 46 46 46  
DEWPOINT........16 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 14  
RH..............52 44 39 36 33 29 27 27 26  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 15 15 14 14 15 14 13  
20 FT WIND GUST.26 26 25 25 23 24 25 24 23  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.3 3.4 3.6 3.8 4.2 4.5 4.8 5.0 4.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.26 25 23 22 23 23 24 25 25  
LVORI...........1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............68 64 60 60 64 69 71 76 78  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..78 75 72 74 82 93 99 109 110  
VENTRATE CAT....GD GD GD GD GD GD GD VGD VGD  
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 23.  
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............15.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING AND  
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 15 TO 24 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 13  
MPH OVERNIGHT.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....GOOD (59300 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING  
DECREASING TO POOR (5300 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE  
NIGHT.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................4 TO 16.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
CEILING (KFT).......25.  
 
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........3 3 4 5 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............44 40 36 34 33 32 31 30 29 27 26 26  
DEWPOINT........14 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 16  
RH..............30 37 45 47 51 53 57 58 59 62 66 66  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..10 8 7 7 7 7 6 5 5 5 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.21 18 17 18 17 16 15 13 13 12 12 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.24 17 18 17 17 17 15 13 12 10 10 10  
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3  
ADI.............16 12 13 12 8 8 7 6 5 5 5 4  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..59 20 19 19 17 17 15 11 8 6 6 5  
VENTRATE CAT....FR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.  
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............17 INCREASING TO 21 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 13  
TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3800 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (37800 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................8 TO 45.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
CEILING (KFT).......25.  
 
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........3 9 14 9 4 4 5 5 8 11 15 20  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............25 23 25 30 37 41 45 48 51 53 53 52  
DEWPOINT........16 16 16 16 16 16 17 18 18 19 19 21  
RH..............67 72 68 55 42 35 32 30 27 25 26 29  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 6 7 7 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 8 8 8 8 9 10 12 13 14 14 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 1.2 1.7 2.1 2.4 2.7 2.9 3.2 3.4 3.2 2.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW W W W W W W SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 7 7 8 8 8 9 10 13 14 13  
LVORI...........3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............10 8 11 16 21 25 29 33 36 43 45 38  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..5 4 7 11 14 17 20 23 30 37 38 26  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25  
 
 
FORECASTER...SMITH  
REQUESTED BY...JARRED GORDON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2603577.0/FFC  
.DELDT 02/23/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JARRED.GORDON@USDA.GOV  
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