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FNUS72 KCAE 130854
FWSCAE
SPOT FORECAST FOR SRS CPT 34...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
354 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EST ON FEBRUARY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
VERY DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE TODAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO
THE REGION. NEAR IGNITION TIME, NORTHEAST WINDS SHOULD BE AROUND 6-10 MPH
AND ONCE THE INVERSION BREAKS BETWEEN 9-11AM, A COUPLE GUSTS UP TO 15
MPH COULD BE POSSIBLE, BUT AFTER THIS, GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE INTO
THE AFTERNOON AS WINDS REMAIN OUT OF THE NORTHEAST AROUND 5-8 MPH, WEAKENING
FURTHER IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING TO UNDER 5 MPH. CRITICAL RH
VALUES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY STARTING AROUND 11AM-1PM WITH THE LOWEST RH
VALUES NEAR 20% EXPECTED IN THE 2-4PM WINDOW. WINDS TONIGHT BECOME LIGHT
AND VARIABLE WITH MODEST MOISTURE RECOVERY INTO SATURDAY MORNING, THOUGH
FOG IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. SATURDAY BRINGS ANOTHER DAY WITH NEAR
CRITICAL RH VALUES IN THE AFTERNOON AND LIGHT WINDS NOW OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST
TO SOUTH-SOUTHEAST. WIDESPREAD RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN LATE SATURDAY
AND THROUGH THE DAY ON SUNDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 18 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 8 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................22 TO 41.
TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........8 8 9 3 3 2 3 3 2 3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............39 44 48 52 56 59 59 61 61 59
RH..............46 38 33 29 25 22 22 20 20 23
APARNT TMP (F)..36 41 45 52 56 59 59 61 61 59
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E
20 FT WIND DIR..060 060 060 060 060 060 060 060 060 070
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 6 5 5 3 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 14 13 12 12 10 9 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.4 1.7 2.3 2.9 3.5 3.9 4.2 4.5 3.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND DIR.070 070 070 070 070 050 040 040 040 050
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 18 17 14 12 9 8 7 7 6
LVORI...........2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
ADI.............22 35 38 40 41 39 38 34 36 25
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
AROUND 7 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................3 TO 4.
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........3 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 7 10 23
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............56 50 47 45 43 42 41 39 37 36 35 34
RH..............26 34 40 47 53 55 55 59 64 69 74 76
APARNT TMP (F)..56 50 47 45 43 42 41 39 37 36 35 34
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND DIR..070 070 080 090 100 000 000 000 000 000 000 000
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FT WIND GUST.7 6 6 6 6 5 5 3 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND DIR.070 070 080 090 110 110 120 120 120 120 130 120
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 7 7
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
ADI.............3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................7 TO 37.
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........21 27 36 40 43 46 49 52 57 62 67 72
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............34 33 35 42 51 57 62 65 67 67 67 65
RH..............76 77 74 59 44 35 29 26 25 25 27 31
APARNT TMP (F)..34 33 35 42 51 57 62 65 67 67 67 65
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N SE SE SE SE SE S S SE
20 FT WIND DIR..000 000 000 000 120 130 140 150 150 160 160 150
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.3 2 3 5 5 6 7 8 8 8 8 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.0 1.8 2.8 3.6 4.3 4.6 4.4 3.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S
TRANSP WIND DIR.130 120 130 130 130 140 150 160 170 180 180 170
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 8 9 9 8 7 7 7 7 7
LVORI...........4 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2
ADI.............7 7 7 8 12 22 28 31 35 37 36 27
FORECASTER...HICKOK
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN POPE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2602666.0/CAE
.DELDT 02/13/26
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.EMAIL KEVIN.POPE@USDA.GOV
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