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FNUS72 KFFC 241216
FWSFFC
SPOT FORECAST FOR C-158 RX...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
716 AM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 EST ON FEBRUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
THE BURN SITE WILL EXPERIENCE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES (20 TO 25%)
BETWEEN 1PM AND 6PM THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL START OUT OF THE
WEST TO NORTHWEST THIS MORNING THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
THIS AFTERNOON. WILL SEE WIND SPEEDS TODAY IN THE 5-10MPH RANGE
WITH GUST TO 15MPH THIS AFTERNOON. MIN RH VALUES WILL BE
SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER WEDNESDAY (40-45%) AS MOIST SW FLOW KEEPS
THEM ELEVATED. NO RAIN OR FOG ARE EXPECTED AT THE BURN SITE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PRECIP CHANCES BEGIN TO INCREASE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. TRANSPORT WINDS AND MIXING HEIGHTS
WILL BE GOOD TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
AROUND 13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (37400 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................7 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 52 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........10 15 15 9 14 8 12 14 15 12 12
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............25 26 30 36 40 45 49 52 53 54 53
RH..............68 67 58 47 39 33 25 23 21 22 24
20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW W W W W W SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 2
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 8 8 9 10 10 12 13 13 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.7 1.7 1.9 2.4 2.6 3.0 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW W W W W W W SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 7 7 8 8 9 10 13 13 13
LVORI...........3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............8 7 15 18 25 27 34 41 52 52 49
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 4 10 12 17 19 24 29 37 37 35
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4000 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................5 TO 6.
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........13 28 36 47 50 56 59 65 51 52 61 63
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
TEMP............51 47 42 41 40 38 38 38 37 37 37 37
RH..............28 35 44 46 48 53 56 58 59 59 63 68
20 FT WIND DIR..SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 10 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 12 12 10 12 13 13 14 14 14 14
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
ADI.............5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 21 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (7600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (103200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................14 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 76 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........69 65 58 63 68 68 68 69 71 72 74 74
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............37 37 39 43 49 54 59 62 65 65 65 64
RH..............73 80 81 82 73 64 55 50 47 46 48 50
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 6 7 7 8 8 8 7 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.14 15 16 18 20 21 21 21 21 20 18 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.7 1.4 1.9 2.4 3.2 3.9 4.4 4.6 4.5 4.0 2.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 14 17 20 22 23 24 25 25 25 24 20
LVORI...........3 4 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............15 14 31 48 47 58 67 73 76 74 66 47
VRATE KT-FT/1K..8 9 21 33 46 65 83 96 103 100 83 50
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD VGD GD GD FR
FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...OCONEE RD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2603720.0/FFC
.DELDT 02/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MARCUS.BEASLEY@USDA.GOV
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