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FNUS72 KCAE 280603
FWSCAE
SPOT FORECAST FOR WATEREE RIVER HP/WMA...SCDNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
203 AM EDT TUE JUL 28 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 EDT ON JULY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
DISCUSSION
DANGEROUS HEAT AND HUMIDITY EXPECTED TODAY WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES
AT THE SPOT LOCATION FROM 100 TO 108 BETWEEN NOON AND 8 PM. A
FRONT WILL DIP INTO THE CAROLINAS TODAY AND TONIGHT. STORMS WILL
DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND APPROACH THE SPOT LOCATION THIS
EVENING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY WITH DAMAGING
WINDS BEING THE MAIN THREAT. SW WINDS WILL BE BREEZY AHEAD OF THE
FRONT WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH, SUBSIDING AROUND SUNSET.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE
IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 14
TO 16 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................3 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 103 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........23 19 17 29 37 37 40 46 34 34 32 32
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............74 73 75 79 84 88 90 91 94 94 95 96
RH..............97 100 100 94 80 70 66 62 54 54 51 48
APARNT TMP (F)..74 73 75 79 94 100 103 103 106 107 108 107
20 FT WIND DIR..N N SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND DIR..000 000 210 220 220 220 220 230 230 230 230 240
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 1 2 3 5 6 6 7 7 7 8
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 5 5 7 9 12 14 16 18 18 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.7 1.2 1.8 2.8 4.0 5.0 5.5 5.7 5.8 5.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
TRANSP WIND DIR.200 200 210 220 230 230 240 240 250 260 250 250
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 8 8 8 9 10 13 13 14 15 16
LVORI...........8 9 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............3 6 8 12 19 34 52 73 79 88 98 103
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
EVENING, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 TO 16 MPH.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................78 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 4 LATE IN
THE NIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........57 63 61 53 67 57 43 40 33 60 51 16
WEATHER COV..... SCH CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 20 30 50 40 20 20 10 10 10 10
TEMP............94 94 91 87 85 83 82 81 80 79 78 77
RH..............51 53 56 63 70 74 77 77 79 82 85 88
APARNT TMP (F)..103 105 100 94 93 90 88 86 84 79 78 77
20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW SW W W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND DIR..250 240 240 240 260 250 250 250 260 270 280 280
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3 3
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 14 13 13 12 11 9 8 8 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...4.1 1.7 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W SW W W W W SW W W W NW
TRANSP WIND DIR.260 250 240 250 270 250 260 240 250 250 280 310
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 13 12 10 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 8
LVORI...........1 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 6
ADI.............78 8 8 7 6 7 7 4 4 4 4 4
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................4 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 70 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........18 18 21 11 16 20 20 20 20 15 10 5
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............76 76 78 80 83 86 88 90 92 92 92 92
RH..............90 90 88 85 77 70 63 58 52 51 51 51
APARNT TMP (F)..76 76 78 85 90 95 97 98 100 99 99 99
20 FT WIND DIR..W NW NW NW N N NW NW NW NW W W
20 FT WIND DIR..290 300 320 330 340 340 330 310 300 300 290 290
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 6 6 6 6 7 9 11 12 12 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.5 0.9 1.5 2.5 3.7 4.6 5.3 5.7 6.2 6.2 5.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW W NW NW N N NW NW NW NW NW W
TRANSP WIND DIR.330 290 330 330 340 340 330 320 310 310 300 290
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9
LVORI...........6 5 5 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............4 7 9 16 27 38 46 60 65 69 70 64
FORECASTER...ROHRBACH
REQUESTED BY...SAMUEL MOORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2618470.0/CAE
.DELDT 07/28/26
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