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FNUS72 KFFC 250840
FWSFFC
SPOT FORECAST FOR STRAWBERRY NORTH (19)...USFS CHATTAHOOCHEE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
340 AM EST WED FEB 25 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON FEBRUARY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL AT THE BURN SITE THROUGH THURSDAY, WITH
GUSTS 18 TO 24 MPH RANGE EXPECTED. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE HIGHER TODAY
WITH AFTERNOON MINIMUMS HOVERING HEAR 50%. A COUPLE OF RAIN SHOWERS MAY
OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON (30% CHANCE), HOWEVER SOAKING RAINS SHOULD HOLD OFF
UNTIL TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE MODEST TODAY (NEAR 2000
FT) AND TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE GOOD (GREATER THAN 15 MPH).
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............39 INCREASING TO 44 IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 24 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 22 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (11600 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO GOOD (37000 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................17 TO 41.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
CEILING (KFT).......4.0.
TIME (EST) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........72 76 75 87
WEATHER COV..... S CHC CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
CWR.............10 10 20 30
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............49 54 57 59
DEWPOINT........37 41 44 46
RH..............65 63 63 61
20 FT WIND......SW 9 SW 10 SW 10 SW 8
20 FT WIND GUST.18 24 22 20
MIX HGT (FT)....1700 2000 1700 1300
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 22 SW 21 SW 17 SW 14
LVORI...........3 1 1 2
ADI.............39 41 30 21
VRATE KT-FT/1K..33 37 25 15
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR
CEILING (KFT)...5.0 3.5 3.0 3.0
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT INCREASING TO 70 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...8 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............49 INCREASING TO 52 EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3800 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................6 TO 15.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.16 INCHES.
CEILING (KFT).......3.5 DECREASING TO 1.0.
TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........91 93 95 94 96 95
WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE LIKELY
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
CWR.............20 20 30 40 50 60
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 10
TEMP............57 56 55 54 54 55
DEWPOINT........47 48 49 49 50 51
RH..............69 76 79 83 85 86
20 FT WIND......S 5 S 5 S 5 S 7 SW 7 SW 8
20 FT WIND GUST. 17 20 21
MIX HGT (FT)....600 500 500 700 600 700
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 10 SW 9 S 12 SW 14 SW 15 SW 16
LVORI...........3 4 4 4 4 4
ADI.............7 6 7 9 14 15
VRATE KT-FT/1K..6 4 5 8 8 10
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
CEILING (KFT)...3.5 3.5 3.5 2.5 1.5 1.0
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...12 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............55.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH
IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (4300 KNOT-FT).
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................7 TO 18.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.39 INCHES.
CEILING (KFT).......0.7.
TIME (EST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........95 93 92 92 89 84
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
CWR.............60 90 90 90 80 80
CHC OF THDR (%).10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............55 55 58 61 63 64
DEWPOINT........53 54 56 57 57 56
RH..............93 95 94 87 81 76
20 FT WIND......SW 8 SW 8 SW 7 SW 7 SW 7 W 6
20 FT WIND GUST.21 20 20 18 16 14
MIX HGT (FT)....700 600 1100 1300 1400 1300
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 16 SW 16 SW 13 SW 12 W 9 W 6
LVORI...........5 5 5 4 4 4
ADI.............18 18 16 17 14 9
VRATE KT-FT/1K..9 9 11 12 11 7
VENTRATE CAT....POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR POOR
CEILING (KFT)...0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6
FORECASTER...ALBRIGHT
REQUESTED BY...JEFFREY SCHARDT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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