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FNUS72 KFFC 262128
FWSFFC
SPOT FORECAST FOR 157...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
528 PM EDT THU MAR 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON MARCH 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY AND RAIN-FREE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRIDAY. THERE IS A LOW
CHANCE FOR PATCHY FOG NEAR THE BURN SITE AROUND IGNITION TIME
THROUGH 10 AM. OTHERWISE, SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY CLEAR THROUGH
SATURDAY. 20 FT WINDS START OUT NEAR CALM DURING IGNITION TIME,
INCREASING TO AROUND 7 MPH OUT OF THE WEST BY THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS INCREASE FROM AROUND 10 MPH DURING IGNITION TO
16-18 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. MIN RH VALUES WILL DROP TO AROUND
35 PERCENT, WITH PEAK MIXING HEIGHTS NEAR 6KFT. A DRY COLD FRONT
DROPS ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT, WITH WINDS BECOMING BREEZY AND
TURNING OUT OF THE NORTHWEST ON SATURDAY AND MIN RH VALUES
FALLING INTO THE TEENS BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). LOW CHANCE FOR PATCHY FOG
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............58 INCREASING TO 60 LATE IN THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 7 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 18 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (3900 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (89100 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................10 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 120 IN
THE AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
CEILING (KFT).......12 INCREASING TO 25.
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........9 5 8 10 5 4 4 3 3 13
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............57 60 68 74 78 82 84 86 87 86
DEWPOINT........57 58 60 62 61 61 60 59 58 58
RH..............99 92 76 65 55 49 44 40 37 36
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 2 3 5 5 7 7 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST. 2 5 6 8 8 10 10 10 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.9 1.7 2.9 4.1 4.6 5.2 5.5 5.7 5.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.11 13 17 18 18 16 17 16 17 17
LVORI...........6 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............10 14 38 70 94 96 109 112 120 120
VRATE KT-FT/1K..4 10 26 47 64 66 76 79 86 89
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR FR GD GD GD GD GD GD
CEILING (KFT)...12 15 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 25
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............57 DECREASING TO 46.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 13 TO
15 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....EXCELLENT (72200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE EVENING
DECREASING TO POOR (5600 KNOT-FT) LATE IN THE
NIGHT.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................104 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 5 LATE
IN THE NIGHT.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
CEILING (KFT).......25 DECREASING TO 20 LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN
DECREASING TO 15 LATE IN THE EVENING DECREASING
TO 10 LATE IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 15.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........7 9 13 22 26 29 28 27 26 29 31 34
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............86 84 78 75 72 69 67 66 64 62 60 58
DEWPOINT........57 58 58 58 58 59 58 57 55 52 49 46
RH..............35 41 51 55 62 69 72 72 71 70 68 66
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 1 1 2 3 3 3 5 5 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.6 5 2 2 5 6 7 7 7 8 9 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.8 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W NW NW NW NW N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 13 12 12 13 14 14 14 13 14 14 15
LVORI...........1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
ADI.............104 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7
VRATE KT-FT/1K..72 10 7 6 7 9 10 9 9 8 8 11
VENTRATE CAT....GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 20 15 12 10 10 12 15 15 15
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT.
DEWPOINT............42 DECREASING TO 27.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
21 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 16 TO 24 MPH.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (17200 KNOT-FT) EARLY IN THE MORNING
INCREASING TO EXCELLENT (73700 KNOT-FT) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................7 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 100 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
PCPN AMOUNT.........0.00 INCHES.
CEILING (KFT).......15 DECREASING TO 12 EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........38 42 46 38 29 21 16 12 7 6 5 3
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............56 55 54 55 56 58 61 63 65 67 68 68
DEWPOINT........43 41 38 36 34 33 32 31 30 28 27 26
RH..............63 59 55 49 43 38 33 30 26 23 20 18
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 20 20 21 21 21 21 20 20 18 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.7 2.2 2.6 2.9 3.2 3.6 3.9 4.2 4.7 5.0 4.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 18 21 22 23 24 22 20 18 17 17 16
LVORI...........3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............7 41 58 72 84 94 97 94 90 95 98 100
VRATE KT-FT/1K..17 27 39 50 59 66 69 68 66 70 74 69
VENTRATE CAT....PR PR PR FR FR GD GD GD GD GD GD GD
CEILING (KFT)...15 12
FORECASTER...CULVER
REQUESTED BY...TIM KOLNIK
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2608056.0/FFC
.DELDT 03/26/26
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