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FNUS72 KCAE 181044
FWSCAE
SPOT FORECAST FOR FT GORDON RX BURN PLANNING...DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
544 AM EST WED FEB 18 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON FEBRUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
PATCHY FOG HAS BEEN OBSERVED IN THE AREA, BUT THIS IS EXPECTED TO
BURN OFF BY 8-9AM. MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INCREASING TODAY,
BRINGING MINIMUM RH VALUES THAT SHOULD FALL BETWEEN 50-60% NEAR
THE BURN SITE WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES MUCH OF THE DAY. AS THE INVERSION
BREAKS BETWEEN 9-11 AM, SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 8-14 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO 20-25 MPH EXPECTED THROUGH 3-5 PM.
ISOLATED GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH COULD OCCUR MAINLY BETWEEN 11 AM AND 1 PM.
WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. OVERNIGHT, HIGH
LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE WHERE PATCHY FOG CANNOT BE
RULED OUT. A COUPLE STRAY RAIN SHOWERS ALSO CANNOT BE RULED OUT
THURSDAY MORNING, BUT MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OUTSIDE OF THIS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 26 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 24 MPH.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................18 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 85 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........90 82 76 74 79 71 67 74 67
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............57 60 63 66 70 71 71 72 71
RH..............90 84 78 70 64 62 58 55 58
APARNT TMP (F)..57 60 63 66 70 71 71 72 71
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND DIR..210 220 220 230 230 240 240 240 240
20 FT WIND SPD..7 9 10 12 13 13 12 10 8
20 FT WIND GUST.18 21 26 26 25 25 25 23 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.1 1.7 2.7 3.5 3.6 3.7 4.1 2.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND DIR.210 220 230 230 230 230 240 240 240
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 17 21 23 24 22 22 20
LVORI...........4 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............18 23 37 62 80 85 78 83 70
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 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 9 TO 14 MPH.
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................5 TO 9.
TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........72 70 66 79 85 91
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............69 64 62 61 60 60
RH..............63 75 81 87 93 94
APARNT TMP (F)..69 64 62 61 60 60
20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 3 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 6
20 FT WIND GUST.17 12 12 12 13 13
20 FT WIND DIR..230 220 210 210 210 210
MIX HGT (FT)....600 400 400 500 600 600
TRANSP WIND DIR.240 230 210 210 210 220
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 14 SW 12 SW 13 SW 12 SW 13 SW 9
LVORI...........3 4 4 5 6 6
ADI.............9 5 8 8 8 6
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 22
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................10 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 94 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........92 85 72 48
WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....NONE RAIN RAIN NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 40 40 10
TEMP............60 63 72 77
RH..............98 90 68 53
APARNT TMP (F)..60 63 72 77
20 FT WIND......SW 6G13 SW 8G15 SW 12G20 SW 12G22
20 FT WIND DIR..210 220 230 230
MIX HGT (FT)....500 1500 3800 5400
TRANSP WIND DIR.220 230 240 230
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 10 SW 16 SW 21 SW 22
LVORI...........7 4 1 1
ADI.............11 31 76 94
FORECASTER...HICKOK
REQUESTED BY...DPW-ED-NRB
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 02/18/26
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