091
FNUS72 KCAE 111038
FWSCAE
SPOT FORECAST FOR CSNWR RX 03/11/2026...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
638 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON MARCH 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY TODAY WITH NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES AND DAYTIME MINIMUM
HUMIDITY AROUND 34-37 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE
LATE THIS MORNING AROUND 1000 AND BECOME SOUTHWEST AT AROUND 10-15 MPH
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OF 20-25 MPH. FOG CHANCES ARE LOW
TONIGHT AS SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8-10 MPH CONTINUE, THOUGH SOME
SHELTERED AREAS WHERE THERE IS NO WIND OR NEAR BODIES OF WATER COULD SEE
BRIEF PATCHY FOG. RAIN CHANCES INCREASE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AS A
COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. EXPECT SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS,
PARTICULARLY THURSDAY MORNING, WITH CLEARING FROM WEST TO EAST THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL BE QUITE GUSTY AGAIN THURSDAY WITH
SPEEDS OF 10-15 MPH AND GUSTS TO 25 MPH, INITIALLY WESTERLY BECOMING NORTHWEST
AROUND 1100-1200, AND EVENTUALLY NORTH BETWEEN 1300 AND 1400. THE NEW
AIRMASS THAT MOVES IN BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE MUCH COOLER AND
DRIER (BY FRIDAY) COMPARED TO TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 29
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................10 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 93 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........75 57 49 30 28 20 28 27 33 44
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............66 67 72 77 81 84 86 87 87 88
RH..............93 90 79 67 58 49 43 40 38 35
APARNT TMP (F)..66 67 72 77 83 85 86 87 86 87
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND DIR..220 230 230 230 230 230 230 230 230 230
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 9 10 14 14 15 15 14
20 FT WIND GUST.10 12 14 15 17 20 21 21 22 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 1.0 1.8 2.4 3.4 4.4 5.3 5.6 5.7 5.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND DIR.230 230 240 230 230 230 230 230 230 230
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 14 18 22 25 28 28 29 28
LVORI...........6 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............10 13 31 51 75 73 87 89 93 90
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 24 MPH.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................92 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 15 LATE
IN THE NIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........43 54 59 61 65 60 53 53 69 69 67 85
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10
TEMP............86 83 81 77 76 75 74 73 72 71 70 70
RH..............37 41 46 54 56 60 62 66 71 73 76 76
APARNT TMP (F)..85 82 81 77 76 75 74 73 72 71 70 70
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND DIR..230 230 220 220 230 220 230 220 220 220 220 220
20 FT WIND SPD..12 10 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.18 16 15 15 16 16 17 18 18 17 18 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.2 1.5 2.1 2.2 1.8 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.0 1.5 1.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND DIR.230 230 220 230 230 220 230 230 230 230 220 230
TRANSP WIND SPD.24 18 17 16 17 16 17 17 17 18 17 17
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
ADI.............92 21 23 22 19 18 19 19 15 16 19 19
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. RAIN THROUGH THE
DAY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
12 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 18
TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN INCREASING
TO NORTH 28 TO 32 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................19 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 97 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........85 90 94 94 94 94 94 94 87 79 71 63
WEATHER COV..... SCH DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 90 90 90 90 90 90 50 50 50 50
TEMP............68 67 67 67 66 63 59 56 53 52 51 51
RH..............78 81 78 70 81 84 87 80 77 69 63 59
APARNT TMP (F)..68 67 67 67 66 63 59 56 53 52 51 51
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W SW W NW NW N N N N N
20 FT WIND DIR..250 250 260 240 280 320 330 340 350 350 000 000
20 FT WIND SPD..12 12 12 14 14 14 15 16 16 16 15 13
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 18 20 21 21 22 23 23 23 22 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.9 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.8 3.4 3.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W SW W NW NW N N N N N
TRANSP WIND DIR.260 250 250 230 280 320 330 350 000 000 000 000
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 17 17 18 18 18 22 28 31 32 31 28
LVORI...........4 4 4 4 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............19 42 44 37 37 37 43 54 63 74 79 97
FORECASTER...CARPENTER
REQUESTED BY...ODEGARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605410.0/CAE
.DELDT 03/11/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DERRICK_ODEGARD@FWS.GOV
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