679
FNUS72 KCAE 080812
FWSCAE
SPOT FORECAST FOR SALLYS RIDGE...SCHTP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
412 AM EDT WED APR 8 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 EDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
...INCREASED FIRE DANGER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING DUE TO
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND BREEZY WINDS...
DISCUSSION
A BACKDOOR FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH THE SPOT LOCATION THIS MORNING
WHICH WILL REINFORCE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS. EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS
INTO THE TEENS WITH GUSTS INTO THE MID-20S THIS MORNING,
DECREASING SOMEWHAT INTO THE AFTERNOON, ALTHOUGH LIKELY REMAINING
BREEZY WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH. A COOLER DAY IS EXPECTED BEHIND
THE FRONT, BUT BY THIS AFTERNOON EXPECT RELATIVE TO DROP BELOW 30
PERCENT TO NEAR CRITICAL VALUES. SCFC HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG FIRE
ALERT BEGINNING AT 6 AM THIS MORNING. WITH A DRY AIR MASS
REMAINING IN PLACE AND LINGERING SURFACE WINDS, FOG IS NOT
EXPECTED TONIGHT.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 26 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 17 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 28
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................12 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 110 IN
THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........24 39 47 45 44 52 41 41 39 31 39
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............45 46 49 54 57 59 62 64 65 65 65
RH..............58 53 46 38 34 32 30 28 27 27 28
APARNT TMP (F)..39 41 43 54 57 59 62 64 65 65 65
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND DIR..050 050 050 050 050 060 060 050 050 050 050
20 FT WIND SPD..12 13 15 15 15 15 15 14 13 13 12
20 FT WIND GUST.22 26 26 25 24 23 23 22 22 21 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.9 2.0 2.3 2.8 3.2 3.9 4.8 5.0 5.3 4.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND DIR.050 050 050 050 050 050 050 050 050 050 050
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 25 28 25 23 23 23 23 21 21 20
LVORI...........2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............14 45 68 69 70 76 85 93 86 88 110
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 14 TO 20 MPH.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................104 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 6 LATE
IN THE NIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........34 50 64 52 44 34
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............64 58 53 50 47 43
RH..............29 39 45 51 58 70
APARNT TMP (F)..64 58 53 48 44 39
20 FT WIND......NE 10 NE 6 NE 6 NE 6 NE 6 NE 7
20 FT WIND GUST.18 14 14 14 14 15
20 FT WIND DIR..060 050 060 060 050 040
MIX HGT (FT)....4500 500 400 400 500 400
TRANSP WIND DIR.060 050 060 060 050 040
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 20 NE 14 NE 16 NE 15 NE 15 NE 15
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 2 3
ADI.............104 9 11 10 10 7
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................6 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 61 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........35 55 30 29
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............42 46 62 70
RH..............76 76 52 38
APARNT TMP (F)..38 42 62 70
20 FT WIND......NE 7G16 NE 9G17 NE 9G17 NE 9G15
20 FT WIND DIR..030 040 030 040
MIX HGT (FT)....500 1300 2800 5100
TRANSP WIND DIR.040 040 050 060
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 14 NE 15 NE 10 NE 10
LVORI...........4 3 1 1
ADI.............6 25 36 61
FORECASTER...LANDOLFI
REQUESTED BY...JOHNNY STOWE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2609485.0/CAE
.DELDT 04/08/26
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