070  
FNUS72 KCAE 160818  
FWSCAE  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR FT GORDON RX BURN PLANNING...DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
418 AM EDT TUE JUN 16 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON JUNE 16.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
MOSTLY CLOUDY AND COOLER TODAY WITH A STALLED BOUNDARY BECOMING  
THE FOCUS OF SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON  
WITH BETTER CHANCES OF RAIN AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS LATE  
AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. LIGHT WINDS SHOULD BECOME  
WEST-SOUTHWESTERLY AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH WHEN THE INVERSION BREAKS  
AND BECOME GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON AROUND 20 MPH. MIN RH VALUES  
EXPECTED TO BE RELATIVELY HIGH WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND  
INCREASING MOISTURE. PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS AND CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.  
MIN HUMIDITY........73 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE  
IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 15 MPH.  
LVORI...............4.  
ADI.................3 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 49 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........80 87 85 77 83 82 79 86 85  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY DEF LKY  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 30 30 30 40 60 80 70  
TEMP............72 74 74 75 76 76 76 77 76  
RH..............84 79 82 79 79 79 82 79 82  
APARNT TMP (F)..72 74 74 75 76 76 76 77 76  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND DIR..260 250 250 250 240 240 240 240 240  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 5 6 6 6 6 6 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 9 11 13 14 14 14 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.2 1.8 2.6 2.9 3.2 2.9 2.3 1.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W SW SW W W SW  
TRANSP WIND DIR.260 250 250 250 240 240 250 250 240  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 9 10 12 13 13 14 14 15  
LVORI...........4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
ADI.............9 15 24 38 46 49 49 41 33  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SHOWERS LIKELY  
THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN  
THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 15 MPH.  
LVORI...............6.  
ADI.................8 TO 33.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........78 81 84 90 85 90  
WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).60 70 70 70 50 40  
TEMP............76 73 70 70 70 69  
RH..............82 90 100 100 100 100  
APARNT TMP (F)..76 73 70 70 70 69  
20 FT WIND......W 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6 SW 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 12 13 13 12 13  
20 FT WIND DIR..250 240 230 230 230 230  
MIX HGT (FT)....1700 1300 700 700 1000 900  
TRANSP WIND DIR.250 240 240 240 250 240  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 15 SW 14 SW 13 SW 14 W 13 SW 14  
LVORI...........3 5 8 8 8 8  
ADI.............33 9 8 9 8 9  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. PATCHY FOG EARLY  
IN THE MORNING.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.  
MIN HUMIDITY........59 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 16 MPH.  
LVORI...............5.  
ADI.................8 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 93 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........86 71 45 38  
WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE RNSHWR NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 0 20 10  
TEMP............69 72 81 85  
RH..............100 97 74 63  
APARNT TMP (F)..69 72 85 90  
20 FT WIND......SW 6G13 SW 6G13 W 7G14 SW 8G16  
20 FT WIND DIR..230 240 250 230  
MIX HGT (FT)....800 1800 3400 4500  
TRANSP WIND DIR.260 260 250 260  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 13 W 13 W 14 W 13  
LVORI...........8 4 3 1  
ADI.............8 30 57 67  
 
 
FORECASTER...COLEMAN  
REQUESTED BY...DPW-ED-NRB  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2615549.0/CAE  
.DELDT 06/16/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ZACHARY.A.BLUNK.CIV@ARMY.MIL  
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