197  
FNUS72 KFFC 241925  
FWSFFC  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR C-158 RX...USDA FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA  
225 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 EST ON FEBRUARY 24.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
CURRENT CONDITIONS SHOW LIGHT WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES WITH TEMPS  
NEAR 50F. WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT LESS THAN 5  
MPH, THOUGH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF UP TO 12MPH ARE POSSIBLE. RH  
VALUES HAVE TRENDED HIGHER THAN INITIALLY FORECAST, AND MAY  
CONTINUE TO, LIKELY DUE TO THE LIGHTER WINDS. NEARBY OBSERVATIONS  
TO THE SOUTH AND NORTH INDICATE THAT LOW RHS ARE POSSIBLE WITH  
WINDS CLOSER TO 5MPH. SO, ANY PERIOD WITH SLIGHTLY INCREASED WINDS  
COULD SEE A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN RH OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF  
TIME, ALONG THE LINES OF 40% DOWN TO 25%.  
 
TRANSPORT WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15MPH,  
GENERALLY INCREASING OVERNIGHT. THESE WILL LIKELY INCREASE TO OVER  
20MPH TOMORROW AFTERNOON.  
 
WINDS INITIALLY TAPPER OFF THIS EVENING BECOMING LIGHT TO NEAR  
ZERO, HOWEVER THIS MAY REVERSE AS EARLY AS MIDNIGHT AND DEFINITELY  
BY 7AM TOMORROW MORNING (AFTER SUNRISE). EXPECT INCREASING CLOUDS  
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS WELL, THOUGH THESE WILL BE HIGH  
CLOUDS OVER 10KFT.  
 
MIXING HEIGHTS THIS AFTERNOON PEAK AROUND 3.5KFT TO 4KFT TOMORROW  
AFTERNOON.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.  
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (26900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO GOOD (33000 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............1.  
ADI.................38 TO 46.  
 
TIME (EST) 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........5 5 7 11  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............51 53 54 53  
RH..............25 24 23 24  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 12 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.3 3.5 3.5 3.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 10 12  
LVORI...........1 1 1 1  
ADI.............38 44 46 46  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..27 31 33 32  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.  
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3800 KNOT-FT).  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................5 TO 6.  
 
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........10 22 27 34 34 45 60 61 49 52 46 49  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
TEMP............50 46 42 40 39 36 36 36 36 35 36 35  
RH..............29 39 46 50 55 60 60 62 64 67 68 74  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 9 10 12 12 12 13 13 14 14 14 14  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 10 10 10 13 14 14 14 14 13 12  
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
ADI.............5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 5 5  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.  
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 22 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 24  
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (93600 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................13 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 77 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 

 
FORECASTER...SMARLOW  
REQUESTED BY...OCONEE RD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2603720.1/FFC  
.DELDT 02/24/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MARCUS.BEASLEY@USDA.GOV  
 
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