498  
FNUS72 KCAE 230817  
FWSCAE  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR POINSETT B&G...DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
417 AM EDT TUE APR 23 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON APRIL 23.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING WILL  
GRADUALLY SLIDE EASTWARD THROUGH THE DAY AND BE OFFSHORE TONIGHT.  
PATCHY FOG ALONG AREA CREEKS AND PONDS WILL MIX OUT BY 9 AM AND  
WITH THE COOL START TO THE DAY THE MORNING INVERSION WILL LIFT  
AROUND 10 AM. WINDS THROUGH MIDDAY WILL BE SQUIRRELLY THEN BECOME  
SOUTH-SOUTHWESTERLY AT 5 TO 8 MPH WITH AFTERNOON MINIMUM RH AROUND  
26 PERCENT. THIS EVENING AN INVERSION WILL DEVELOP WITH MIXING  
HEIGHTS RAPIDLY LOWERING HOWEVER WINDS WILL REMAIN AROUND 5 MPH  
OVERNIGHT AS A WEAK FRONT WILL BE APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST.  
PATCHY FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT MAINLY ALONG AREA LAKES AND  
RIVERS.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.  
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 2 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 7 TO  
10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................2 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 65 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........1 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 1  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............53 59 63 66 69 70 71 73 74  
RH..............61 47 39 34 30 29 28 26 26  
APARNT TMP (F)..53 59 63 66 69 70 71 73 74  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND DIR..170 170 180 190 200 200 210 210 210  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 3 5 6 7 7 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.3 5 5 6 7 9 10 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 2.1 3.2 4.2 4.9 5.3 5.7 5.8 5.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND DIR.150 130 140 180 210 220 220 220 230  
TRANSP WIND SPD.2 3 3 5 6 7 8 9 10  
LVORI...........3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............2 9 14 24 35 45 51 60 65  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.  
MAX HUMIDITY........83 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................66 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 4 LATE IN  
THE NIGHT.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........1 1 3 3 16 5  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............71 65 58 56 53 50  
RH..............29 38 57 64 71 83  
APARNT TMP (F)..71 65 58 56 53 47  
20 FT WIND......SW 7 S 6 S 7 S 8 SW 8 SW 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.10 9 12 13 13 13  
20 FT WIND DIR..210 200 190 200 210 210  
MIX HGT (FT)....4900 600 300 300 300 300  
TRANSP WIND DIR.230 200 190 190 200 220  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 12 S 9 S 12 S 13 S 13 SW 13  
LVORI...........1 2 3 3 3 4  
ADI.............66 4 5 8 8 8  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.  
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
WEST AROUND 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 16 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................8 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 87 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........6 6 10 38  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10  
TEMP............51 61 73 79  
RH..............83 65 46 38  
APARNT TMP (F)..51 61 73 79  
20 FT WIND......SW 8G13 SW 10G16 W 12G17 W 12G18  
20 FT WIND DIR..220 230 260 260  
MIX HGT (FT)....300 1400 4900 5400  
TRANSP WIND DIR.220 250 260 260  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 13 W 16 W 21 W 18  
LVORI...........4 3 1 1  
ADI.............8 30 85 79  
 

 
FORECASTER...PROUD  
REQUESTED BY...ZACH BROWN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2411884.0/CAE  
.DELDT 04/23/24  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ZACHARY_BROWN@FWS.GOV  
 
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