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FNUS72 KFFC 250553
FWSFFC
SPOT FORECAST FOR HLC UNIT 5...GEORGIA STATE PARKS AND HISTORIC SITES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1253 AM EST WED FEB 25 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 EST ON FEBRUARY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
GOOD MORNING, PHIL. SW WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL
PROMOTE INCREASING MOISTURE ACROSS NORTH GEORGIA OVER THE COURSE OF
THE DAY. RH VALUES AT IGNITION TIME ARE FORECAST TO BE JUST UNDER 65
PERCENT, DECREASING TO UNDER 55 PERCENT BY 1 PM AND DOWN TO A
MINIMUM OF 51 PERCENT BETWEEN 2-4 PM. 20 FT WINDS OVER THE BURN SITE
WILL BE 8-10 MPH FROM IGNITION TIME THROUGH 3 PM, DIMINISHING TO
ABOUT 6-8 MPH AFTERWARDS. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 20-25 MPH
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE W AT 22-25 MPH
THROUGH ABOUT 2 PM, THEN SHIFT TO SW AND DIMINISH SLIGHTLY AFTER 2
PM. THESE TRANSPORT WINDS AND MIXING HEIGHTS PEAKING AROUND 4000 FT
IN THE AFTERNOON WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A MAXIMUM ADI OF 75 AROUND NOON
AND ADI REMAINING IN THE 60S THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON. SKIES WILL
BE MOSTLY CLOUDY (CLOUD COVER BETWEEN 60-80%) THROUGH THE DAY, WITH
CEILINGS BETWEEN 15,000-25,000 FT IN THE MORNING AND LOWERING TO
6000 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCES FOR RAIN WILL BE MINIMAL (10 PERCENT OR LESS) THROUGH 3 AM
ON THURSDAY MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE IN
COVERAGE OVER THE BURN SITE BETWEEN 3 AM AND 7 AM ON THURSDAY
MORNING, BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD AFTER SUNRISE AND THROUGHOUT THE
DAYTIME. RAINFALL TOTALS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT ARE FORECAST TO BE
AROUND 1 INCH THROUGH FRIDAY. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US IF YOU
HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............44.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
24 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 TO 24 MPH.
LVORI...............1.
ADI.................43 TO 75.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
CEILING (KFT).......25 DECREASING TO 6.0 IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........63 66 72 78 80 83 81
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 10 10 10
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............54 59 62 63 64 63 63
DEWPOINT........42 43 45 45 45 46 46
RH..............64 56 53 53 51 53 54
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 9 9 9 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.23 24 24 24 23 21 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 3.1 3.7 3.8 4.0 3.6 2.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.23 23 24 23 24 22 20
LVORI...........1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............50 75 63 61 67 56 43
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 3 AM.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT AFTER 3 AM.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............49 INCREASING TO 52 AFTER 3 AM.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST
5 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................4 TO 10.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
CEILING (KFT).......6.0 DECREASING TO 1.5.
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........84 84 89 83 85 84 78 76 80 89 91 95
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............61 58 56 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 55 55
DEWPOINT........47 48 47 47 48 48 49 50 50 51 52 52
RH..............60 68 73 76 79 82 84 85 87 88 90 92
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.16 14 14 14 14 15 17 17 17 18 20 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 10 8 8 10 12 13 14 14 15 15 14
LVORI...........3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
ADI.............9 5 4 4 5 8 8 9 10 10 10 9
CEILING (KFT)...6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 3.5 1.8 1.8 2.0 2.0 1.5
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY
IN THE MORNING. RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT INCREASING TO 90 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...9 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............55 INCREASING TO 58 IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH
IN THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 21 MPH.
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................11 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 55 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.15 INCHES.
CEILING (KFT).......1.2 DECREASING TO 0.9 EARLY IN THE MORNING,
THEN DECREASING TO 0.8 EARLY IN THE MORNING
DECREASING TO 0.7 LATE IN THE MORNING
DECREASING TO 0.6 INCREASING TO 0.7 LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........95 94 93 93 92 91 90 90 88 87 86 85
WEATHER COV.....CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CWR.............30 70 70 70 70 70 70 90 90 90 90 90
CHC OF THDR (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............55 55 56 58 59 61 63 65 66 67 66 66
DEWPOINT........53 54 55 56 57 57 58 58 58 59 59 59
RH..............94 95 96 95 93 88 82 78 76 76 77 79
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 21 21 21 21 20 18 17 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.7 1.0 1.4 1.7 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.0 1.6 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 13 15 17 18 20 21 21 20 18 16 15
LVORI...........5 5 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
ADI.............14 14 11 22 33 44 52 55 51 43 34 25
CEILING (KFT)...1.2 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7
FORECASTER...KING
REQUESTED BY...PHIL DELESTREZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2603899.0/FFC
.DELDT 02/25/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL PHIL.DELESTREZ@DNR.GA.GOV
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