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FNUS72 KCAE 200833
FWSCAE
SPOT FORECAST FOR FAR TAR E-GATE...SCHTP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
433 AM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON MARCH 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY NEAR THE BURN SITE WITH LIGHT WINDS
OUT OF THE SOUTH THIS MORNING BECOMING MORE SOUTHWESTERLY AROUND 5-8 MPH
AFTER 12PM-3PM. AN ISOLATED GUST NEAR 15 MPH CANNOT BE RULED OUT THIS
AFTERNOON. MINIMUM RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL NEAR 30% IN A WINDOW
FROM 2-5 PM, BUT COULD END UP A BIT LOWER. TONIGHT, THESE 5-8 MPH
SOUTH-SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH MODEST TO
WEAK MOISTURE RECOVERY. SATURDAY SEES WINDS BECOME A BIT MORE WESTERLY,
BUT REMAINING NEAR 6-10 MPH. MOISTURE INCREASES SOME THROUGH THE DAY
WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES EXPECTED TO BE CLOSER TO 35-40%. A SPOTTY SHOWER
OR STORM CANNOT BE RULED OUT SATURDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING, BUT CONFIDENCE
IN THIS IS NOT HIGH.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 10 MPH.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................3 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 58 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........4 2 2 2 2 2 4 2 5 21
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............40 45 53 60 65 68 71 72 73 73
RH..............92 82 66 53 43 37 34 33 31 31
APARNT TMP (F)..40 45 53 60 65 68 71 72 73 73
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND DIR..200 210 210 200 210 210 210 220 220 220
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 5 6
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 3 5 7 8 9 9 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.4 0.8 1.4 2.6 3.6 4.3 4.5 4.7 4.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND DIR.220 220 220 210 210 230 230 240 240 240
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 3 3 5 3 5 6 8 8 10
LVORI...........6 5 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
ADI.............4 3 4 8 11 20 29 43 44 58
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST
5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 17 MPH.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................51 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 5 LATE IN
THE NIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........41 46 61 49 48 29 23 20 25 28 27 21
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............72 70 65 61 59 57 56 56 54 53 53 53
RH..............33 38 46 53 55 59 62 62 64 69 66 66
APARNT TMP (F)..72 70 65 61 59 57 56 56 54 53 53 53
20 FT WIND DIR..SW S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND DIR..210 200 200 200 200 200 200 210 210 220 220 230
20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 3 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 10 12 13 14 14 14 15 15 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.3 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND DIR.220 200 190 200 190 200 200 200 220 220 220 240
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 17 17 17 17
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
ADI.............51 5 5 8 9 7 7 8 8 8 8 8
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 17 MPH.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................8 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 79 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........37 42 36 33 38 43 41 40 38 37 35 34
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............52 53 53 57 63 69 74 77 80 81 82 82
RH..............71 69 71 67 60 55 50 47 42 41 38 38
APARNT TMP (F)..52 53 53 57 63 69 74 77 80 81 81 81
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND DIR..230 230 240 250 260 260 270 280 280 280 270 270
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.15 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 12 12 10 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 0.9 1.2 1.6 2.6 3.9 4.9 5.8 6.3 6.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W NW NW NW W W
TRANSP WIND DIR.250 260 260 260 270 280 290 300 300 300 290 290
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 16 16 16 17 17 16 14 12 12 12 12
LVORI...........3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............8 17 17 19 27 36 53 64 66 75 79 76
FORECASTER...HICKOK
REQUESTED BY...JOHNNY STOWE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2606705.0/CAE
.DELDT 03/20/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL STOWEJ@DNR.SC.GOV
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