926
FNUS72 KCAE 230855
FWSCAE
SPOT FORECAST FOR SRS CPT 51 RX...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
455 AM EDT MON MAR 23 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON MARCH 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON BRINGING A
SIGNIFICANT WIND SHIFT AS IT PASSES. AHEAD OF THE FRONT
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE
WEST BY MID MORNING AND INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
20 MPH UNTIL THE FRONT PASSES. WIND WILL SHARPLY SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH AND THEN EVENTUALLY TO THE
NORTH BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE FRONT SHOULD ARRIVE AT THE BURN SITE
BETWEEN 3-5PM. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH
STRONG COLD ADVECTION EXPECTED. THERE IS ISOLATED CHANCE OF A
SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM BUT NOT LIKELY. FOG OVERNIGHT WILL NOT BE
A CONCERN.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 21
MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 8 TO 9 MPH LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........10 10 20 12 13 29 48 46 44 44
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
TEMP............63 66 71 75 80 83 84 86 85 85
RH..............78 73 64 60 51 46 43 42 43 41
20 FT WIND DIR..SW W W W W W W W NW NW
20 FT WIND DIR..240 250 260 260 270 270 280 290 300 320
20 FT WIND SPD..8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9
20 FT WIND GUST.18 20 21 21 21 20 20 18 20 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.4 2.0 2.7 3.4 4.3 5.4 5.9 6.1 5.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W NW NW
TRANSP WIND DIR.260 260 270 280 280 280 280 290 300 330
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 20 21 21 21 20 18 17 16 16
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 21
MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 9 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 23 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 23
TO 26 MPH OVERNIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........35 43 44 34 27 23 23 26 33 40 42 41
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............84 80 76 72 69 66 63 60 58 56 54 51
RH..............40 42 42 43 40 38 35 35 34 35 36 39
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND DIR..330 350 010 020 020 030 030 040 040 040 050 050
20 FT WIND SPD..8 7 6 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.18 17 17 18 21 22 23 23 23 23 23 23
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.0 2.0 0.8 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.0 2.0 2.0 1.2 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND DIR.350 350 010 020 030 040 040 040 040 040 050 050
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 17 18 23 23 24 25 25 26 25 24 23
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH
IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 15 TO 24 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 12
TO 14 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........45 51 45 30 33 35 43 50 58 61 63 66
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............51 50 49 50 52 55 58 60 62 64 65 65
RH..............39 39 42 44 43 40 36 33 31 29 27 27
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E
20 FT WIND DIR..050 050 050 060 060 060 060 060 060 060 070 070
20 FT WIND SPD..10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.23 22 22 22 21 20 20 18 18 17 17 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.4 2.1 2.5 2.8 2.9 3.2 3.5 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND DIR.050 050 050 060 070 070 070 070 070 070 080 080
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 23 24 23 21 18 16 15 14 13 12 12
FORECASTER...COLEMAN
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN POPE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 03/23/26
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