974  
FNUS72 KCAE 030826  
FWSCAE  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SRSF CPT 31...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
426 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 EDT ON APRIL 03.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
MOISTURE REMAINS SOLIDLY IN PLACE THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEKEND.  
THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY AFTER 1 PM TODAY,  
EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE IN THE EVENING. OTHERWISE, EXPECT MOSTLY SUNNY  
CONDITIONS BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY AND MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 50  
PERCENT. 20-FT WINDS OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE SOUTHEASTERLY AND  
LIGHT, LESS THAN 10 MPH THROUGH THE DAY. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS ARE  
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A SHOWER. PATCHY FOG MAY DEVELOP  
LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS RETURNS ON SATURDAY WITH LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS CONTINUING  
AND SIMILAR HUMIDITY LEVELS.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY  
POSSIBLE NEAR DAYBREAK. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, BECOMING LIKELY  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.  
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS GENERALLY OUT OF THE SOUTH TO  
SOUTHEAST. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH.  
LVORI...............5.  
ADI.................6 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 48 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........59 64 50 38 30 45 53 57 70 74 66  
WEATHER COV.....PTY PTY SCH SCH CHC CHC LKY LKY CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....FOG FOG RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 20 20 30 40 60 60 50  
TEMP............60 62 65 72 76 79 81 81 83 81 80  
RH..............100 100 100 79 69 60 54 53 49 54 56  
APARNT TMP (F)..60 62 65 72 76 79 82 82 84 82 81  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E SE SE S S S SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND DIR..090 110 140 150 160 170 160 150 150 150 150  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 6 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.8 1.9 3.3 3.8 4.4 4.4 3.8 2.9 2.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND DIR.140 130 150 170 180 180 180 170 170 170 170  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 7 9 9 8 8 9 10 12 12  
LVORI...........9 8 8 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............6 7 7 22 37 37 42 47 48 42 34  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS, GENERALLY OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 9 TO 13 MPH.  
LVORI...............5.  
ADI.................4 TO 32.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........59 53 49 48 45 49 41 46 47 59 60 71  
WEATHER COV.....CHC SCH  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 20 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 10  
TEMP............79 73 70 68 68 66 65 64 63 62 62 61  
RH..............58 73 81 87 87 90 93 97 97 100 100 100  
APARNT TMP (F)..79 73 70 68 68 66 65 64 63 62 62 61  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND DIR..150 150 150 150 160 150 150 150 140 140 140 140  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 5 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND DIR.170 170 160 170 170 170 170 160 160 170 170 160  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 9 12 13 13 12 9 9 9 10 9  
LVORI...........1 3 5 5 5 6 6 8 9 9 9 9  
ADI.............32 5 4 5 6 6 5 4 4 4 5 4  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY  
IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.  
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS, GENERALLY OUT OF THE SOUTH, WITH  
A FEW GUSTS AROUND 10 MPH DEVELOPING IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH.  
LVORI...............5.  
ADI.................4 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 75 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........75 73 82 64 57 50 53 55 58 58 58 58  
WEATHER COV..... PTY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... FOG RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 30 30 30 30 30 30 40 40 40 40  
TEMP............62 62 63 66 71 76 79 80 81 82 83 83  
RH..............100 100 100 97 84 71 62 58 54 51 48 48  
APARNT TMP (F)..62 62 63 66 71 76 79 82 82 83 83 83  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND DIR..130 130 140 160 170 180 180 180 180 180 180 180  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 6 6 7 8 9 9 10 10 12 12  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.6 1.4 2.2 3.0 3.9 4.7 5.2 5.4 5.2 4.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND DIR.160 160 170 170 180 190 190 190 190 190 180 180  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 8 9 12 13 13 13 12 12 13 13  
LVORI...........9 8 8 5 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............4 8 8 16 32 47 59 70 69 71 75 67  
 
 
FORECASTER...CARPENTER  
REQUESTED BY...ANTHONY ROJO  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2608893.0/CAE  
.DELDT 04/03/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ANTHONY.ROJO@USDA.GOV  
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