733
FNUS72 KCAE 120852
FWSCAE
SPOT FORECAST FOR RX BURN PLANNING...DOW
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
452 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE FORECAST POINT FROM THE
WEST THIS MORNING, WITH A STRONG LINE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS AHEAD
OF IT. THIS LINE IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE FORECAST POINT
BETWEEN 8A AND 10A THIS MORNING, WITH A SHARP WIND SHIFT FROM
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE LINE ITSELF. GUSTY
WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE FRONT AND BEHIND IT AS IT PUSHES
THROUGH, AS WELL. LIGHT SHOWERS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO LAST ALL DAY,
WITH RAINFALL PUSHING OUT AFTER 12P. DRY AIR AND CLEARING SKIES
ARE THEN EXPECTED MUCH OF THIS AFTERNOON, WITH AN INVERSION
FORECAST TO SET IN AGAIN BY 7P-8P THIS EVENING.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LATE
IN THE MORNING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
LATE IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
12 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 29
MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 20 TO 28 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 21 TO
23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........97 90 86 72 73 65 67 44 12
WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).100 90 50 30 10 10 0 0 0
TEMP............68 64 64 62 62 62 62 59 57
RH..............84 84 81 78 72 65 60 60 53
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW NW N N N N
20 FT WIND DIR..250 290 300 320 330 340 350 000 010
20 FT WIND SPD..15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 14
20 FT WIND GUST.29 29 29 28 28 29 29 28 26
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 1.9 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.6 2.7 3.0 3.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW NW NW N N N N N
TRANSP WIND DIR.260 300 310 320 340 350 000 000 000
TRANSP WIND SPD.28 23 20 22 23 22 21 22 22
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
24 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 12 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 7
TO 9 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT,
THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST 7 TO 8 MPH OVERNIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........4 0 0 2 2 3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............59 55 48 45 43 40
RH..............42 37 51 55 60 70
20 FT WIND......N 12 N 7 NE 5 NE 3 E 2 SE 2
20 FT WIND GUST.24 14 12 9 8 7
20 FT WIND DIR..010 020 040 060 100 120
MIX HGT (FT)....2600 1100 500 300 300 300
TRANSP WIND DIR.010 020 040 050 110 100
TRANSPORT WIND..N 20 N 13 NE 9 NE 7 E 8 E 7
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH LATE IN
THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
10 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........4 1 1 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............38 40 56 65
RH..............76 67 35 27
20 FT WIND......SE 2G7 SE 2G8 SE 6G12 S 6G12
20 FT WIND DIR..130 140 140 190
MIX HGT (FT)....300 800 2300 3400
TRANSP WIND DIR.110 140 170 210
TRANSPORT WIND..E 8 SE 9 S 10 SW 13
FORECASTER...LARKIN
REQUESTED BY...DPW-ED-NRB
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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