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FNUS72 KCAE 111656
FWSCAE
SPOT FORECAST FOR USAF PLANNING...USAF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
1256 PM EDT MON MAY 11 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 EDT ON MAY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
PARTLY SUNNY SKIES ARE EXPECTED MOST OF THE AFTERNOON AS A FRONT
APPROACHES AND PUSHES THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. MIN RH VALUES WILL LIKELY HANG OUT IN THE 38-45% RANGE
THIS AFTERNOON WITH DEWPOINTS GENERALLY IN THE 50S. RAIN CHANCES
ARE RELATIVELY LOW; WE CAN'T RULE OUT AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR STORM
NEAR THE FORECAST SITE BUT IT IS GENERALLY 30-40%. THE FRONT
SHOULD FULLY PUSH THROUGH AFTER 8P, WITH TWO WIND SHIFTS EXPECTED.
ONE WILL BE AHEAD OF THE FRONT IN THE 2P-4P RANGE WHERE WINDS
SHIFT FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST AND THEN ANOTHER IMMEDIATELY
BEHIND THE FRONT AROUND 8P WHERE WINDS SHIFT OUT OF THE NORTH AND
NORTHEAST OVERNIGHT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 14 TO
15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............1.
ADI.................58 TO 86.
TIME (EDT) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........58 67 61 59 59
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH CHC CHC CHC SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 30
TEMP............82 82 83 81 80
RH..............53 51 49 53 54
APARNT TMP (F)..83 83 84 82 81
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW N N
20 FT WIND DIR..310 300 320 340 350
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.11 12 12 14 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.4 4.8 5.0 4.5 4.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW N N N
TRANSP WIND DIR.280 300 340 000 000
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 14 15 15
LVORI...........1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............58 69 86 79 80
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 12 TO 18 MPH.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................69 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 8 LATE IN
THE NIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........72 83 73 78 64 82 78 67 75 62 64 71
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............79 76 73 69 67 65 63 62 60 59 57 57
RH..............54 58 64 70 73 75 78 78 81 83 86 83
APARNT TMP (F)..79 76 73 69 67 65 63 62 60 59 57 57
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND DIR..010 020 030 030 030 040 040 040 040 040 040 040
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 14 15 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.3 2.1 0.9 0.8 1.5 1.5 1.1 0.9 1.1 1.1 0.7 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND DIR.020 030 040 040 040 040 050 040 040 050 030 030
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 16 18 16 17 17 16 14 14 13 13 12
LVORI...........1 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
ADI.............69 22 12 14 12 12 11 9 9 8 8 8
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................8 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 77 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........56 60 52 54 30 32 31 16 19 3 6 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............56 55 57 60 65 68 70 72 73 75 76 76
RH..............83 86 83 78 63 53 46 41 38 37 34 34
APARNT TMP (F)..56 55 57 60 65 68 70 72 73 75 76 76
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E E
20 FT WIND DIR..040 040 040 050 060 060 070 070 070 080 090 090
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 12 11 9 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.7 1.3 1.9 2.3 3.2 4.1 5.1 5.9 7.0 7.0 6.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND DIR.040 040 050 060 070 070 070 070 080 080 070 090
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 14 14 13 13 13 12 10 9 9 7
LVORI...........4 4 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............8 11 22 33 38 50 62 68 75 77 77 56
FORECASTER...LARKIN
REQUESTED BY...ZACH BROWN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2613377.0/CAE
.DELDT 05/11/26
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