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FNUS72 KFFC 260847
FWSFFC
SPOT FORECAST FOR RICH MOUNTAIN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
447 AM EDT THU MAR 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0500 EDT ON MARCH 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
GOOD MORNING!
EXPECTING DRY AND RAIN FREE CONDITIONS TODAY WITH SCATTERED
CLOUD COVER. RH VALUES ARE CURRENTLY AT 80-85% ACCORDING TO
NEARBY SITES AND WILL DROP TO THE 45-50% RANGE BY THE AFTERNOON.
WINDS ARE CURRENTLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE WITH A SOUTHERLY COMPONENT
BUT ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO SPEEDS OF 5-8MPH AS THEY TURN TO
THE SW LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 15MPH REMAIN
POSSIBLE THROUGH PEAK HEATING THIS AFTERNOON. TOMORROW, WINDS
TURN TO THE WEST/WEST-NORTHWEST WITH SPEEDS FROM 7-12MPH AND GUSTS
UP TO 20MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL FOLLOW A
SIMILAR PATTERN DIRECTION WISE WITH SPEEDS AT 10-15MPH THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON AND 15-20MPH TOMORROW. OF NOTE IS A FRONT BEGINS
TO APPROACH THE AREA INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHICH COULD
BRING THE CHANCE FOR LIGHT SHOWERS TO AFFECT THE AREA BEFORE
DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK AT
~4500 THE NEXT TWO AFTERNOONS BETWEEN 2 PM AND 5 PM. NOT
ANTICIPATING ANY FOG CONCERNS FOR FRIDAY MORNING AT THIS TIME.
REST OF TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............45.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH.
LVORI...............9.
ADI.................3.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
CEILING (KFT).......15.
DISPERSION INDEX....3.
TIME (EDT) 5AM
SKY (%).........43
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0
CHC OF THDR (%).0
TEMP............48
DEWPOINT........45
RH..............100
20 FT WIND DIR..S
20 FT WIND SPD..2
20 FT WIND GUST.6
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S
TRANSP WIND SPD.6
DISPERSION IDX..3
LVORI...........9
ADI.............3
CEILING (KFT)...15
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............47 INCREASING TO 53 IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 15 MPH.
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................3 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 80 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
CEILING (KFT).......12 DECREASING TO 6.0 EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN
INCREASING TO 7.0 EARLY IN THE MORNING
DECREASING TO 6.0 LATE IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO 7.0 INCREASING TO 9.0 EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 10 INCREASING TO 15
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
DISPERSION INDEX....6 INCREASING TO 79.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........44 49 57 56 60 62 59 55 55 53 52 52
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
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............47 47 48 50 55 61 65 68 71 73 73 74
DEWPOINT........46 47 48 49 52 55 55 55 55 55 54 54
RH..............100 100 100 97 88 81 69 62 57 52 51 51
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 8 10 14 16 17 17 17 18 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 1.2 1.7 2.4 3.1 4.0 4.5 4.7 4.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW W SW W SW W W SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 7 8 10 12 10 10 12 13 15 15
DISPERSION IDX..3 7 7 8 15 25 32 41 54 68 80 78
LVORI...........9 8 8 8 5 3 3 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............3 7 7 8 15 25 32 41 54 68 80 78
CEILING (KFT)...12 6.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 9.0 12 10 12 12 15
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............54.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 15 MPH.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................75 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 4 LATE IN
THE NIGHT.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
CEILING (KFT).......15 INCREASING TO 20 EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN
INCREASING TO 25 IN THE LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT DECREASING TO 15 EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
DISPERSION INDEX....75 DECREASING TO 5.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........40 32 19 15 12 12 12 12 18 18 19 32
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
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............73 72 69 65 62 61 60 59 59 58 57 56
DEWPOINT........54 55 54 54 53 53 53 53 53 54 53 54
RH..............51 55 61 69 72 75 78 79 81 84 86 90
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.16 14 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.9 1.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 10 9 9 10 10 13 12 12 13 13 12
DISPERSION IDX..75 5 4 4 5 5 6 5 5 6 6 5
LVORI...........1 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 6
ADI.............75 5 4 4 5 5 6 5 5 6 6 5
CEILING (KFT)...15 15 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 15
FORECASTER...HERNANDEZ
REQUESTED BY...SARA LACOSTE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2607805.0/FFC
.DELDT 03/26/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
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