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FNUS72 KCAE 241234
FWSCAE
SPOT FORECAST FOR BELFAST WMA-UNIT 1...SCDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
834 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
MUCH COOLER TODAY WITH A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUDS WITH HIGHS IN THE
60S. THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK FOR FIRE DANGER TODAY. MIN RH
VALUES EXPECTED TO REACH CRITICAL VALUES AROUND 25 PERCENT THIS
AFTERNOON. PERSISTENT NORTHEASTERLY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THE
DAY WITH SPEEDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20-25 MPH FROM 9AM-
NOON THEN GUSTS BEGIN TO SUBSIDE A BIT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
WINDS MAY SHIFT MORE EASTERLY EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS DIMINISH
WITH SUNSET AS A STRONG INVERSION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT.
FOG IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE A CONCERN TONIGHT GIVEN THE DRY AIR
MASS.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 13 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 10
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........62 54 59 50 35 23 22 18 4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............44 48 50 53 56 59 60 61 62
RH..............51 44 39 35 30 27 25 23 22
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E
20 FT WIND DIR..050 050 050 060 060 060 060 060 070
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 17 16 15 14 14 13 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.7 2.7 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.8 4.0 4.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE E E E E NE NE E
TRANSP WIND DIR.060 060 070 070 070 070 060 060 070
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 18 17 14 13 10 10 9 9
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 10 MPH.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........3 3 3 4 6 25 39 41 47 45 46 57
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............61 60 56 51 49 47 46 45 44 42 42 41
RH..............24 26 33 41 44 47 49 51 55 60 62 67
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E NE
20 FT WIND DIR..090 080 070 070 080 080 090 090 090 080 070 060
20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.10 8 7 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.3 2.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND DIR.090 080 070 070 080 090 090 100 100 100 090 080
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 8 8 10 10 9 9 8 8 7
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO 7
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........51 58 69 54 52 49 48 47 46 47 47 48
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 0 0
TEMP............42 42 42 45 49 53 57 61 64 65 66 66
RH..............65 65 67 63 56 50 43 36 33 31 32 33
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE S S
20 FT WIND DIR..050 050 050 060 070 080 090 100 110 130 160 170
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.5 1.2 1.9 2.5 3.0 3.4 3.6 4.1 4.4 4.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E E SE SE S S
TRANSP WIND DIR.080 080 080 080 080 080 090 110 120 140 170 180
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 7 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7
FORECASTER...ALSHEIMER
REQUESTED BY...TRAVIS BENNETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2607534.0/CAE
.DELDT 03/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL BENNETTT@DNR.SC.GOV
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