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FNUS72 KCAE 081851
FWSCAE
SPOT FORECAST FOR LONG CANE RANGER DISTRICT BURNS...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
251 PM EDT FRI MAY 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0000 EDT ON MAY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND STORMS EXPECTED ON MONDAY AS A FRONT CROSSES
THE REGION; TOTAL RAINFALL BETWEEN 0.5-1.5" EXPECTED. WINDS WILL
SHIFT FROM SOUTHWESTERLY TO NORTHERLY BY THE AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT
PASSES THROUGH. DRY AIR FILLS IN BEHIND THE FRONT ON TUESDAY WITH
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN. WINDS RETURN
TO SOUTHWESTERLY BY WEDNESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS OFFSHORE. RAIN
CHANCES REMAIN LOW THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEK.
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH.
LVORI...............8.
ADI.................4 TO 5.
TIME (EDT) MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........55 56 57 57 57 57
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 40 40 40 40
TEMP............68 67 67 66 65 65
RH..............93 97 97 97 100 97
APARNT TMP (F)..68 67 67 66 65 65
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW
20 FT WIND DIR..190 200 200 210 220 220
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND DIR.210 220 220 220 230 230
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 12 10 9 9
LVORI...........6 7 9 9 8 8
ADI.............5 5 5 5 4 4
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SHOWERS LIKELY
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING, THEN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND
13 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............6 EARLY IN THE MORNING.
ADI.................5 TO 11 EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........64 71 78 78 78 78 84 89 95 95 95 95
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 70 70 70 70 70 70 90 90 90 90
TEMP............65 66 67 70 74 77 79 80 80 80 79 77
RH..............97 93 93 87 79 74 69 65 62 62 64 69
APARNT TMP (F)..65 66 67 70 74 77 79 82 82 82 79 77
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W W W W W W NW NW
20 FT WIND DIR..220 230 230 240 250 250 250 260 260 280 310 320
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 11 11 11 11 12 14 15 15 15 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.8 1.1 1.5 1.9 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW W W W W W W NW N N
TRANSP WIND DIR.230 240 240 250 260 260 270 280 280 310 000 020
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
LVORI...........7 5 M M M M M M M M M M
ADI.............5 11 M M M M M M M M M M
MONDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS AND
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING,
THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 13 MPH.
LVORI...............MISSING.
ADI.................MISSING.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........95 95 71 71 71 71 71 71 47 47 47 47
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).90 90 30 30 30 30 30 30 0 0 0 0
TEMP............75 72 72 68 65 62 60 59 58 56 54 53
RH..............71 76 81 87 93 97 100 96 96 96 100 96
APARNT TMP (F)..75 72 72 68 65 62 60 59 58 56 54 53
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND DIR..340 010 010 020 020 020 020 020 020 020 020 020
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N
TRANSP WIND DIR.020 030 030 030 030 030 030 030 030 030 020 020
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 12 12 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12
LVORI...........M M M M M M M M M M M M
ADI.............M M M M M M M M M M M M
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 13 MPH.
LVORI...............MISSING.
ADI.................MISSING.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........47 47 8 8 8 8 8 8 2 2 2 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............52 52 53 56 60 64 66 68 69 71 72 72
RH..............93 89 83 74 64 56 50 47 44 39 38 38
APARNT TMP (F)..52 52 53 56 60 64 66 68 69 71 72 72
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND DIR..020 020 020 020 030 030 030 030 030 030 030 030
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 5 3 3 2
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 14 14 14 13 12 11 9 7 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.3 1.8 2.7 3.7 4.6 5.2 5.6 5.8 6.3 6.5 6.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N
TRANSP WIND DIR.020 030 030 030 030 030 030 020 020 020 020 020
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 12 13 13 12 10 9 8 8 7
LVORI...........M M M M M M M M M M M M
ADI.............M M M M M M M M M M M M
FORECASTER...GROPP
REQUESTED BY...SHAWN DONNELLY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2613172.0/CAE
.DELDT 05/08/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL SHAWN.DONNELLY@USDA.GOV
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