382
FNUS72 KCAE 201430
FWSCAE
SPOT FORECAST FOR BF04...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
1030 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1100 EDT ON MAY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF TODAY WITH
WINDS GENERALLY OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH-SOUTHEAST
AROUND 5-8 MPH. MINIMUM RH VALUES NEAR THE SITE SHOULD
FALL TOWARD 30% BETWEEN 3-5PM, BUT COULD END UP A BIT
LOWER, IN THE UPPER 20%'S. A STRAY AFTERNOON SHOWER
FORMING CANNOT BE RULED OUT BUT CONFIDENCE IN THIS
REMAINS VERY LOW. TONIGHT, LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED AND GOOD MOISTURE RECOVERY SHOULD ENSUE WHERE
PATCHY FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE. THURSDAY BRINGS HIGHER
MOISTURE WHERE MINIMUM RH VALUES SHOULD CREEP ABOVE
30-35%, BUT ISOLATED AFTERNOON SHOWERS/STORMS WILL
BE POSSIBLE MAINLY AFTER 2-4PM. WINDS SHOULD REMAIN
OUT OF THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE DAY AROUND 3-6 MPH.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING 3 TO 7 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................21 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 63 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........20 11 1 2 2 5 5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............83 87 90 92 93 93 94
RH..............51 45 39 36 35 33 31
APARNT TMP (F)..84 88 90 92 93 93 93
20 FT WIND DIR..SW S S S S S S
20 FT WIND DIR..220 200 180 170 160 160 160
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 2 3 3 5 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5 3 5 5 5 6 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 4.4 5.7 6.9 7.9 7.9 7.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S SE S S S
TRANSP WIND DIR.220 190 170 150 170 170 160
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 5 3 3 5 6 7
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 1 1 1
ADI.............21 25 24 28 43 53 63
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................58 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 (%).........0 2 2 4 15 40
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............93 88 79 75 71 69
RH..............33 41 60 69 81 87
APARNT TMP (F)..93 88 79 75 71 69
20 FT WIND......S 6 S 6 S 6 S 3 S 2 S 1
20 FT WIND GUST.9 13 13 11 7 5
20 FT WIND DIR..160 160 170 190 190 200
MIX HGT (FT)....6600 500 500 500 500 500
TRANSP WIND DIR.180 170 180 180 190 210
TRANSPORT WIND..S 8 S 14 S 14 S 12 S 10 SW 9
LVORI...........1 2 3 3 4 6
ADI.............58 6 6 5 5 4
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................4 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 82 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........58 56 51 29
WEATHER COV..... S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR
TSTM COV........ S CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 20
TEMP............68 74 89 94
RH..............87 79 45 35
APARNT TMP (F)..68 74 91 95
20 FT WIND......S 1G5 SW 1G5 S 2G5 S 3G7
20 FT WIND DIR..200 210 180 160
MIX HGT (FT)....400 1700 4900 8800
TRANSP WIND DIR.210 220 220 200
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 8 SW 8 SW 7 S 8
LVORI...........6 3 1 1
ADI.............4 17 43 82
FORECASTER...HICKOK
REQUESTED BY...BROCK WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2614118.0/CAE
.DELDT 05/20/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL EMORY_MAXWELL@FWS.GOV,BROCK_WILLIAMS@FWS.GOV
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