566
FNUS72 KCAE 201208
FWSCAE
SPOT FORECAST FOR LR WHITE ROAD...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
808 AM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 EDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
IT IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER VERY HOT AFTERNOON WITH
HIGHS REACHING INTO THE UPPER 90S. MINRH READINGS COME IN
BETWEEN 35-40 PERCENT. THIS WILL CREATE AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX
READINGS UP TO 105 DEGREES, STILL MAKING IT SOMEWHAT UNCOMFORTABLE
OUT THERE. WINDS AREA EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS
MORNING, THEN MAY TURN MORE WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY AROUND 5 MPH BY
THIS AFTERNOON. MAJORITY OF THE DAY WILL BE DRY, ALTHOUGH AN
ISOLATED SHOWER CAN NOT BE COMPLETELY RULED OUT.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 98.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN
THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................3 TO 39.
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........4 10 26 20 39 23 22 18 19 26
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............76 80 87 92 95 98 98 98 98 98
RH..............87 82 63 52 46 41 39 39 39 38
APARNT TMP (F)..76 85 94 100 103 105 104 104 104 104
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N W W W W W SW SW
20 FT WIND DIR..000 000 000 250 260 290 280 260 230 210
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 3 3 5 5 5 5 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.8 1.8 3.6 5.5 6.3 6.8 7.2 6.9 6.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW W W W W W W W SW
TRANSP WIND DIR.220 240 250 270 280 290 290 270 260 230
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 5 5 6 6 5 3 3 3 3
LVORI...........6 5 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 2
ADI.............3 4 10 27 39 35 28 30 29 26
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE EVENING, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE SOUTHEAST LATE IN THE EVENING SHIFTING
TO THE EAST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
MORNING.
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................2 TO 30.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........13 18 13 19 22 25 27 22 43 55 42 31
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0
TEMP............98 95 88 84 82 81 79 79 77 76 76 75
RH..............38 43 55 67 72 74 79 79 85 87 87 90
APARNT TMP (F)..104 101 93 90 87 85 79 79 77 76 76 75
20 FT WIND DIR..E S S E E SE SE SE SW NW W NW
20 FT WIND DIR..090 180 200 080 100 130 130 150 230 310 290 320
20 FT WIND SPD..2 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
20 FT WIND GUST.6 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.2 1.6 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE SW S SE NE E SE SE S S S SW
TRANSP WIND DIR.050 210 200 130 060 100 140 130 180 180 180 230
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5
LVORI...........2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 7 7
ADI.............30 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH LATE IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE
SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................2 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 55 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........24 25 23 28 28 31 30 42 53 65 67 73
WEATHER COV..... CHC CHC CHC LKY
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC LKY
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 30 50 50 60
TEMP............75 74 76 79 84 89 93 94 95 96 94 92
RH..............90 93 90 88 74 59 52 51 48 49 53 56
APARNT TMP (F)..75 74 76 79 92 97 102 103 104 107 105 102
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N N N N NW SW SW SW SW S
20 FT WIND DIR..330 340 350 350 020 000 330 240 240 240 230 200
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 9 9 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 1.1 1.9 2.9 4.2 5.2 6.0 6.6 2.9 3.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW NW N NW W SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND DIR.250 290 320 320 020 330 250 230 230 240 240 230
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 6 5
LVORI...........7 6 6 5 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 2
ADI.............2 4 4 7 11 17 30 45 51 55 21 20
FORECASTER...LISCINSKY
REQUESTED BY...CURTIS SHELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2620075.0/CAE
.DELDT 08/20/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL CURTIS.SHELL@USDA.GOV
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