242  
FNUS72 KCAE 210941  
FWSCAE  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR FT GORDON RX BURN PLANNING...DEPT OF ARMY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
541 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0900 EDT ON JULY 21.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
ANOTHER HOT DAY EXPECTED WITH HEAT INDICES EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE  
100F BY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTH THIS  
MORNING WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON.  
WHILE DEEP LAYER MOISTURE WILL BE A BIT LIMITED, PREVENTING  
WIDESPREAD STORMS, A STRAY SHOWER OR STORM REMAINS POSSIBLE,  
ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING. LINGERING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL KEEP RH  
GENERALLY ABOVE 50 PERCENT THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. RAIN AND STORM  
CHANCES INCREASE TOMORROW AS A FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.  
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 19 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 7 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 17 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............4.  
ADI.................3 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 116 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........8 11 17 25 36 25 18 25 26  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10  
TEMP............81 86 89 91 92 93 93 94 93  
RH..............79 68 61 58 54 51 51 49 51  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND DIR..190 190 190 190 190 190 200 200 200  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 6 7 8 9 9 9 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 12 13 15 15 16 18 19 19  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 3.0 3.9 4.5 5.3 5.8 6.0 6.0 5.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND DIR.190 190 190 190 190 190 190 190 190  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 14 15 15 16 17 17 17 17  
LVORI...........4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............27 53 70 79 98 112 116 115 107  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.  
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH  
EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................79 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 5 LATE IN  
THE NIGHT.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........40 54 25 53 54 39  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............91 87 82 80 79 77  
RH..............54 61 74 77 82 88  
20 FT WIND......S 9 SW 6 S 6 S 6 S 5 S 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 15 14 13 12 13  
20 FT WIND DIR..200 210 200 190 200 200  
MIX HGT (FT)....4100 700 700 500 500 600  
TRANSP WIND DIR.200 210 210 200 210 200  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 16 SW 14 SW 13 S 13 SW 12 S 12  
LVORI...........1 3 4 4 4 5  
ADI.............79 9 6 8 8 5  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.  
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................8 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 102 IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........61 60 40 49  
WEATHER COV..... S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ S CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 20  
TEMP............76 80 89 92  
RH..............87 82 66 60  
20 FT WIND......S 6G13 S 7G15 SW 9G16 SW 10G19  
20 FT WIND DIR..200 200 210 210  
MIX HGT (FT)....600 2400 4000 6300  
TRANSP WIND DIR.200 220 220 220  
TRANSPORT WIND..S 12 SW 16 SW 17 SW 16  
LVORI...........5 3 1 1  
ADI.............8 49 83 73  
 

 
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