089  
FNUS72 KCAE 160734  
FWSCAE  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR LCRD MCCOMBS DOVE FIELD...US FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
334 AM EDT THU OCT 16 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON OCTOBER 16.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
SURFACE TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE AREA WILL BE PUSHING LOWER  
DEWPOINTS IN FROM THE NORTH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. MIN  
RH VALUES WILL DROP DOWN TO AROUND 40 PERCENT, WITH NORTHEAST  
WINDS BETWEEN 5-10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. CAN NOT RULE OUT A FEW  
HIGHER GUSTS BETWEEN 10-15 MPH AROUND NOON, THEN THE GUSTS WILL  
BEGIN TO WEAKEN INTO THE AFTERNOON. TOWARDS SUNSET WINDS WILL  
TURN MORE EASTERLY AS THEY DIMINISH. SKIES WILL BE CLEAR WITH  
VERY LITTLE IN THE WAY OF CLOUDS. WITH THE DRY AIRMASS IN  
PLACE, FOG IS NOT EXPECTED TONIGHT.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.  
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH  
LATE IN THE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 17 MPH.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................5 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 47 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........3 2 2 4 0  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............75 76 77 77 76  
RH..............45 41 42 44 43  
APARNT TMP (F)..75 76 77 77 76  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND DIR..050 040 040 040 050  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.12 10 12 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.5 4.0 4.3 4.3 4.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND DIR.040 030 030 030 040  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 9 9  
LVORI...........1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............40 44 46 47 45  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.  
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 8 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 7 MPH  
OVERNIGHT.  
LVORI...............5.  
ADI.................2 TO 24.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........1 1 1 2 2 3 1 4 7 11 10 8  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............75 69 64 61 59 58 57 56 55 53 52 51  
RH..............47 59 70 75 78 80 80 83 83 90 91 90  
APARNT TMP (F)..75 69 64 61 59 58 57 56 55 53 52 51  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E E E E E E E NE NE  
20 FT WIND DIR..060 080 090 080 080 080 090 090 080 070 060 050  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 7 7 7 6 7 6 6 6 5 5 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE E E E E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND DIR.050 080 090 080 080 090 100 110 110 110 100 100  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 6 7 6 7 7 7 6 6 7 6 5  
LVORI...........2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 7  
ADI.............24 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.  
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND  
6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO  
THE WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............4.  
ADI.................2 TO 38.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........10 19 2 18 12 6 7 9 10 14 19 23  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............51 50 50 55 60 66 70 72 74 75 76 74  
RH..............90 92 92 81 68 56 49 44 42 41 41 44  
APARNT TMP (F)..51 50 50 55 60 66 70 72 74 75 76 74  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE E E SE SE S S S S S  
20 FT WIND DIR..050 050 050 070 100 120 140 180 200 200 200 200  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.4 2.3 3.1 3.9 4.4 4.8 4.7 4.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E SE S SW W W W W  
TRANSP WIND DIR.090 080 090 090 110 130 160 230 260 260 260 260  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 6 5  
LVORI...........7 6 6 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 2  
ADI.............2 4 5 5 9 13 22 32 36 38 32 23  
 
 
FORECASTER...LISCINSKY  
REQUESTED BY...JAMES ATKINS  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2523688.0/CAE  
.DELDT 10/16/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JAMES.ATKINS@USDA.GOV  
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