053  
FNUS72 KCAE 200826  
FWSCAE  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR FT GORDON RX BURN PLANNING...DEPT OF ARMY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
426 AM EDT TUE OCT 20 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON OCTOBER 20.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
DRY, HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS OVER THE AREA TODAY. AFTERNOON RH  
VALUES WILL FALL BELOW 30 PERCENT AT THE SPOT LOCATION THIS  
AFTERNOON AND MAY BRIEFLY DROP BELOW 25 PERCENT BETWEEN 3 PM AND  
5 PM. WINDS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY LIGHTER TODAY THAN THE PREVIOUS  
FEW DAYS WITH NE WINDS BETWEEN 5 TO 10 MPH. WINDS WILL PICK UP  
AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER THE IGNITION TIME. A FEW GUSTS TO 15 MPH  
ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING BUT SHOULD BE SHORT LIVED. WINDS WILL  
BECOME LIGHT AGAIN AROUND SUNSET WITH VARIABLE DIRECTION. DRY AIR  
WILL LIKELY PRECLUDE FOG TONIGHT.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.  
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 14 MPH.  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................8 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 57 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........0 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 1  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............49 57 61 65 68 71 72 73 74  
RH..............68 53 46 37 31 27 25 24 23  
APARNT TMP (F)..47 57 61 65 68 71 72 73 74  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE NE NE N N N N  
20 FT WIND DIR..010 020 030 030 030 020 020 020 020  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 7 8 7 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 11 12 13 14 14 13 12 11  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.9 1.5 2.4 2.9 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NE NE N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND DIR.010 020 030 030 020 020 020 020 010  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 12 12 14 13 13 13 12 12  
LVORI...........3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............8 13 23 42 45 54 57 52 50  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.  
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY  
IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 10 MPH.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................4 TO 9.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........3 20 28 23 31 13  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............71 63 56 54 52 49  
RH..............26 35 47 52 56 66  
APARNT TMP (F)..71 63 56 54 52 48  
20 FT WIND......N 3 N 3 N 2 N 2 NE 3 NE 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 7 6 6 7 8  
20 FT WIND DIR..020 010 010 020 030 030  
MIX HGT (FT)....900 400 400 400 400 400  
TRANSP WIND DIR.010 010 010 020 040 020  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 8 N 9 N 9 N 10 NE 9 N 10  
LVORI...........2 2 3 3 3 3  
ADI.............9 4 4 5 4 5  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.  
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 13 MPH.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................5 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 47 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........28 0 2 2  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............48 51 65 72  
RH..............74 74 56 41  
APARNT TMP (F)..46 51 65 72  
20 FT WIND......N 5G9 N 6G11 NE 6G12 N 5G11  
20 FT WIND DIR..020 020 030 020  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 800 2500 4000  
TRANSP WIND DIR.020 040 040 030  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 10 NE 10 NE 12 NE 9  
LVORI...........4 4 1 1  
ADI.............5 11 36 44  
 

 
FORECASTER...ROHRBACH  
REQUESTED BY...DPW-ED-NRB  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2624052.0/CAE  
.DELDT 10/20/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ZACHARY.A.BLUNK.CIV@ARMY.MIL  
 
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