143  
FNUS72 KFFC 250816  
FWSFFC  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR FORBUS BURN...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA  
316 AM EST WED FEB 25 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EST ON FEBRUARY 25.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL AT THE BURN SITE TODAY, WITH GUSTS OVER  
20 MPH EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. THE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL KEEP HUMIDITY  
VALUES HIGHER AND THIS AFTERNOONS MINIMUM SHOULD BE NEAR 50%. BOTH  
MIXING HEIGHTS (ABOVE 3500 FT) AND TRANSPORT WINDS (OVER 15 MPH)  
WILL BE GOOD TODAY. A FEW LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT, BUT  
THE CORE OF THE SOAKING RAIN SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL LATE THURSDAY AND  
THURSDAY NIGHT.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.  
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............37 INCREASING TO 46.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH, WITH GUSTS NEAR 23 MPH  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 23 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 25  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (5600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING  
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (87000 KNOT-FT) IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................10 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 69 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
CEILING (KFT).......25 DECREASING TO 7.0 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........77 71 67 57 60 70 73 76 73 75  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............40 45 50 55 59 64 65 66 67 66  
DEWPOINT........36 39 41 43 45 46 46 46 47 47  
RH..............85 81 72 65 58 53 51 49 48 50  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 8 10 12 12 12 10 9 8  
20 FT WIND GUST. 20 22 23 23 23 19  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.9 1.5 2.3 3.0 3.9 4.1 3.8 3.8 2.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 18 21 23 24 25 24 24 23 17  
LVORI...........4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............10 20 40 48 59 69 69 64 61 35  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 15 27 46 64 86 87 79 75 32  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR FR GD GD GD GD GD PR  
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25 25 25 25 7.0 12 25  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
DEWPOINT............48 INCREASING TO 53 LATE IN THE EVENING.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 3 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH.  
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4100 KNOT-FT).  
LVORI...............4.  
ADI.................5 TO 14.  
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.  
CEILING (KFT).......10 DECREASING TO 1.5.  
 
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........72 75 80 83 78 66 65 67 73 80 86 91  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............64 62 58 59 58 58 57 57 57 56 56 56  
DEWPOINT........47 48 48 49 50 52 52 53 54 54 55 55  
RH..............54 60 69 71 74 79 83 86 89 95 96 96  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S S SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 3 4 6 5 5 6 6 6 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 12 14 15 16 18 16 15 15 15  
LVORI...........2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5  
ADI.............8 5 8 8 9 10 11 12 11 14 13 14  
VRATE KT-FT/1K..7 4 4 5 6 8 9 11 9 9 9 10  
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR  
CEILING (KFT)...12 12 12 10 8.0 6.0 5.0 3.5 3.0 2.0 1.5 1.5  
 
 
FORECASTER...ALBRIGHT  
REQUESTED BY...JOSEPH OBRIEN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2603803.1/FFC  
.DELDT 02/25/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JOSEPH.J.OBRIEN@USDA.GOV  
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