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FNUS72 KCAE 161655
FWSCAE
SPOT FORECAST FOR BEHIND MR. F. FAILE: FAR HP...SCDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
1255 PM EDT THU APR 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1300 EDT ON APRIL 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY AND HOT CONDITIONS CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN FRIDAY.
RH VALUES NEAR THE FIRE AREA ARE RUNNING AROUND 35% AT THIS TIME.
EXPECT RH VALUES TO DROP TO AROUND 30% THIS AFTERNOON. SW WINDS OF
10-15 MPH GUSTING TO 25 MPH AT TIMES ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. OVERNIGHT RH
RECOVERY IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE VERY GOOD. EXPECT SIMILAR
CONDITIONS FOR FRIDAY AROUND THE FIRE AREA.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 21 MPH.
LVORI...............1.
ADI.................130 TO 160.
TIME (EDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........10 4 3 3 5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............85 87 88 89 89
RH..............35 32 31 29 31
APARNT TMP (F)..84 85 86 87 87
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND DIR..240 240 240 240 240
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.15 16 17 16 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...6.0 6.7 7.2 7.2 7.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W SW W W
TRANSP WIND DIR.250 250 240 250 250
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 20 21 21 21
LVORI...........1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............130 142 159 159 160
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH IN
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................148 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 (%).........3 2 3 4 13 10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............87 83 75 72 69 65
RH..............31 37 46 51 59 65
APARNT TMP (F)..85 82 75 72 69 65
20 FT WIND......SW 8 SW 3 SW 3 W 3 SW 3 SW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.14 10 9 9 8 8
20 FT WIND DIR..240 240 240 250 240 230
MIX HGT (FT)....6500 400 400 400 300 300
TRANSP WIND DIR.260 240 240 250 250 260
TRANSPORT WIND..W 21 SW 12 SW 10 W 12 W 12 W 9
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 3 3
ADI.............148 5 5 5 5 4
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO 9 MPH.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................3 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 88 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........17 7 8 10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............65 69 83 88
RH..............68 63 40 30
APARNT TMP (F)..65 69 82 86
20 FT WIND......W 2G7 N 2G7 N 3G8 NW 5G9
20 FT WIND DIR..260 350 340 300
MIX HGT (FT)....300 1000 4600 7900
TRANSP WIND DIR.280 000 350 300
TRANSPORT WIND..W 7 N 8 N 8 NW 8
LVORI...........3 3 1 1
ADI.............3 10 47 74
FORECASTER...CARLBERG
REQUESTED BY...SAVANAH LUTZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2610544.0/CAE
.DELDT 04/16/26
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