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FNUS72 KFFC 251344
FWSFFC
SPOT FORECAST FOR RICH MOUNTAIN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
944 AM EDT WED MAR 25 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
GOOD MORNING,
MOSTLY CLEAR WITH SEASONAL TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 60S ARE
EXPECTED TODAY. LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE
TO 5-10 MPH OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST. A FEW OF THE VALLEYS NORTH OF
LUMPKIN THAT RUN FROM SOUTH TO NORTH COULD SEE SOME GUSTS TO 15
MPH AS THE DAY HEATS UP; LIKEWISE WITH PEAKS AND RIDGETOPS DURING
THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MINIMUM RH IS EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE LOW 40S BY THIS AFTERNOON
WITH A FULL RH RECOVERY OVERNIGHT. MINIMUM RH WILL STAY ABOVE
CRITICAL THRESHOLDS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK, BUT
ARE EXPECTED TO DROP SIGNIFICANTLY AFTER A COLD FRONT PASSAGE
FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.
SMOKE WILL BE A BIT OF A CHALLENGE TODAY. TRANSPORT WINDS WON'T
RISE ABOVE 10 MPH AND THIS MORNING'S SOUNDING INDICATES AN
INVERSION THAT WE'RE NOT EXPECTING TO MIX OUT GIVEN THE MODEST
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES. AS A RESULT, SMOKE WILL LIKELY STICK TO
THE GROUND AND SETTLE INTO THE VALLEYS DURING THE OVERNIGHT
PERIODS. DISPERSION VALUES WILL INCREASE TOMORROW AS TRANSPORT
WINDS PICK UP AND TEMPERATURES RISE.
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR
CONCERNS, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE FORECAST AND ALERT YOU
WITH ANY CHANGES.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............31 INCREASING TO 36 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................17 TO 33.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
CEILING (KFT).......20.
DISPERSION INDEX....21 INCREASING TO 30 IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........25 25 25 30 29 38 42 45
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............45 50 54 56 59 60 61 61
DEWPOINT........29 31 32 33 35 36 37 38
RH..............54 47 43 41 40 40 41 43
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.16 15 14 14 14 13 13 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.6 2.0 2.5 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 9 8 7 8 7 7
DISPERSION IDX..17 20 24 27 26 33 31 30
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2
ADI.............17 20 24 27 26 33 31 30
CEILING (KFT)...20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............40 INCREASING TO 44 IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................3 TO 29.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
CEILING (KFT).......20 DECREASING TO 5.0.
DISPERSION INDEX....29 DECREASING TO 4.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........48 50 50 53 50 55 56 54 55 67 68 66
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............60 58 56 53 51 49 48 48 47 47 47 47
DEWPOINT........38 40 42 42 43 43 43 43 44 45 45 45
RH..............45 49 60 67 75 79 83 85 87 90 92 95
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 2.0 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 6 6 6 6
DISPERSION IDX..29 4 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
LVORI...........2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6
ADI.............29 4 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
CEILING (KFT)...20 20 20 20 15 12 12 10 9.0 6.0 6.0 5.0
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............48 INCREASING TO 54 LATE IN THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH.
LVORI...............6.
ADI.................2 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 70 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
CEILING (KFT).......4.0 DECREASING TO 3.0 EARLY IN THE MORNING,
THEN DECREASING TO 2.5 EARLY IN THE MORNING
DECREASING TO 1.8 LATE IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO 3.0 INCREASING TO 4.0 LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 5.0 INCREASING TO 6.0
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....5 INCREASING TO 68.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM
SKY (%).........54 62 57 54 50 37
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............46 47 54 65 70 73
DEWPOINT........46 47 50 54 55 55
RH..............100 99 86 68 58 54
20 FT WIND......SW 2 SW 2 SW 5 SW 6 SW 7 SW 7
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 12 14 16 15
MIX HGT (FT)....400 400 1400 2700 4000 4600
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 6 SW 6 SW 8 SW 10 W 12 SW 13
DISPERSION IDX..2 6 15 37 55 70
LVORI...........10 9 4 3 1 1
ADI.............2 6 15 37 55 70
CEILING (KFT)...4.0 2.5 1.8 2.0 3.5 5.0
FORECASTER...VAUGHN
REQUESTED BY...SARA LACOSTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2607805.0/FFC
.DELDT 03/25/26
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