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FNUS72 KFFC 242023
FWSFFC
SPOT FORECAST FOR STRAWBERRY NORTH (19)...USFS CHATTAHOOCHEE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
323 PM EST TUE FEB 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WINDS OUT OF THE SW WITH GUSTS OUT OF THE WSW THIS EVENING. WINDS
SUSTAINED AT 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15MPH, BRIEFLY TAPERING
DOWN JUST AFTER SUNSET BEFORE PICKING BACK UP TO 10 TO 15 MPH
GUSTING 20 TO 25 MPH WEDNESDAY MORNING. MINIMUM RH VALUES THIS
AFTERNOON OF 20 TO 25 PERCENT (LOWER WITH GREATER WIND SPEEDS).
TRANSPORT WINDS THIS EVENING OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AT 14 TO 19 MPH
INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH TOMORROW AND RETURN BACK TO ABOUT 15 TO
20 MPH BY THURSDAY. MIXING HEIGHTS GREATEST TODAY AT ABOUT 3KFT
AND DECREASE TO 2KFT TOMORROW AND AROUND 1KFT THURSDAY.
MINIMUM RH VALUES INCREASE EACH DAY, WITH AROUND 50 PERCENT
WEDNESDAY AND OVER 60 PERCENT THURSDAY. CLOUDS INCREASE TONIGHT
WITH RAIN CHANCES INCREASING AFTER 3PM WEDNESDAY. HIGHEST RAIN
CHANCES AREA LATE NIGHT WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. TOTAL
EXPECTED RAINFALL THROUGH FRIDAY OF ABOUT 0.75 TO 1.25 INCHES AND
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............40 INCREASING TO 44 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 24 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 13
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (9500 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (36700 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................14 TO 42.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
CEILING (KFT).......4.0 DECREASING TO 3.0 EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
DECREASING TO 1.8 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........70 69 79 89
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............48 53 57 58
DEWPOINT........38 41 44 44
RH..............68 64 63 60
20 FT WIND......SW 9 SW 9 SW 9 SW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.23 23 22 20
MIX HGT (FT)....1800 1900 1700 900
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 23 SW 21 SW 17 SW 13
LVORI...........1 1 2 2
ADI.............42 38 30 15
VRATE KT-FT/1K..37 33 26 10
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR
CEILING (KFT)...4.0 2.5 1.8 2.0
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
IN THE EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 70 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............48 INCREASING TO 51 AFTER 3 AM.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (2900 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................5 TO 13.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.11 INCHES.
CEILING (KFT).......2.0 INCREASING TO 4.0 LATE IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO 3.0 OVERNIGHT DECREASING TO 1.5
AFTER 3 AM.
TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........92 95 95 94 94 93
WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 40 40 40 70 70
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 10 10
TEMP............57 55 54 54 54 54
DEWPOINT........46 46 47 48 49 51
RH..............66 72 77 80 83 89
20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 5 S 6 S 7 S 7
20 FT WIND GUST.15 14 15 16 18 20
MIX HGT (FT)....600 400 400 500 500 600
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 10 S 8 S 9 S 12 SW 14 SW 15
LVORI...........3 3 4 4 4 5
ADI.............7 5 6 8 12 13
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 3 3 5 6 8
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
CEILING (KFT)...2.0 3.0 4.0 3.0 2.5 1.5
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.
CWR.................70 PERCENT INCREASING TO 80 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...14 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............54 INCREASING TO 56 IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 7
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (6100 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO FAIR (18200 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................9 TO 27.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.41 INCHES.
CEILING (KFT).......1.5 EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........94 93 92 91 90 88
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
CWR.............70 80 80 80 80 80
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............54 55 58 61 63 64
DEWPOINT........52 54 56 57 57 57
RH..............92 94 93 87 81 77
20 FT WIND......S 7 S 7 SW 7 SW 8 SW 8 SW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 20 20 20 17
MIX HGT (FT)....600 800 1200 1300 1200 1100
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 14 SW 15 SW 17 SW 16 SW 13 SW 9
LVORI...........5 5 4 4 3 4
ADI.............11 12 26 26 20 12
VRATE KT-FT/1K..7 10 18 17 14 9
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
CEILING (KFT)...1.5
FORECASTER...SMARLOW
REQUESTED BY...JEFFREY SCHARDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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