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FNUS72 KCAE 171101
FWSCAE
SPOT FORECAST FOR FT GORDON RX BURN PLANNING...DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
601 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON FEBRUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
AREAS OF FOG AND LOW CLOUDS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING NEAR THE
BURN SITE BEFORE CLEARING BETWEEN 8-10AM, GIVING WAY TO MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES
AS HIGH PRESSURE WORKS INTO THE REGION. WINDS TURN OUT OF THE SOUTH
BETWEEN 5-8 MPH TODAY AND MINIMUM RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BOTTOM
OUT BETWEEN 40-45% NEAR THE BURN SITE. TONIGHT, WINDS REMAIN LIGHT
AND MOISTURE CONTINUES TO INCREASE WHERE PATCHY FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE
AGAIN (AROUND 20-40% CHANCE). WEDNESDAY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ON
THE DRY SIDE, BUT SOUTHWEST WINDS COULD GUST UP TO 20-25 MPH WITH
MINIMUM RH VALUES BETWEEN 50-55%.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................6 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 48 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........45 36 19 6 2 6 6 19 14
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............49 52 56 62 65 67 68 69 67
RH..............86 80 72 59 53 48 47 47 49
APARNT TMP (F)..49 52 56 62 65 67 68 69 67
20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND DIR..150 160 170 180 180 180 190 190 190
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 5 5 6 6 6 3
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 8 9 12 12 12 12 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 1.0 1.6 2.3 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.4 2.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND DIR.160 170 180 180 190 190 190 190 190
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 8 9 9 9 10 12 12 10
LVORI...........5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............6 11 19 26 33 40 47 48 34
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH.
LVORI...............6.
ADI.................4 TO 8.
TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........6 12 35 50 63 73
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............64 57 55 53 51 52
RH..............54 75 83 92 100 100
APARNT TMP (F)..64 57 55 53 51 52
20 FT WIND......S 2 S 2 S 3 S 3 S 5 S 5
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 9 10 10 12
20 FT WIND DIR..190 180 180 180 190 190
MIX HGT (FT)....500 300 400 400 400 400
TRANSP WIND DIR.190 200 190 180 190 190
TRANSPORT WIND..S 8 S 8 S 9 S 13 S 13 S 13
LVORI...........3 4 5 6 8 8
ADI.............4 4 4 6 8 8
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 25
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................11 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 98 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........80 84 77 73
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 0
TEMP............53 56 67 72
RH..............96 95 70 54
APARNT TMP (F)..53 56 67 72
20 FT WIND......S 5G12 SW 7G16 SW 13G23 SW 13G23
20 FT WIND DIR..200 220 230 240
MIX HGT (FT)....400 1100 3400 4800
TRANSP WIND DIR.190 230 250 250
TRANSPORT WIND..S 12 SW 16 W 24 W 24
LVORI...........6 5 3 1
ADI.............12 23 82 98
FORECASTER...HICKOK
REQUESTED BY...DPW-ED-NRB
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 02/17/26
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