756
FNUS72 KCAE 300934
FWSCAE
SPOT FORECAST FOR LCRD...USDA FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
434 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON JANUARY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
COOL AND DRY TODAY, BUT WARMER THAN IT HAS BEEN THE PAST FEW
DAYS. MOISTURE SLIGHTLY INCREASES TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
SYSTEM. HOWEVER, AFTERNOON RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE
40-45% RANGE AT THE BURN SITE, POTENTIALLY SLIGHTLY LOWER.
EXCELLENT RECOVERY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AS PRECIPITATION BEGINS
MOVING INTO THE AREA NEAR THE BURN SITE LATE TONIGHT, VERY LIKELY
IN THE FORM OF SNOW. FOG CHANCES REMAIN LOW, HOWEVER. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO GENERALLY BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE TODAY, TRANSITIONING
TO NORTHEASTERLY AND INCREASING OVERNIGHT. SNOWY AND BREEZY
CONDITIONS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON
SATURDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................7 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 59 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........46 46 29 28 25 55 63 68
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
TEMP............40 45 49 52 53 54 55 53
RH..............67 60 54 49 46 44 44 47
APARNT TMP (F)..40 45 49 52 53 54 55 53
20 FT WIND DIR..E SE SE S S SW SW NW
20 FT WIND DIR..110 120 130 170 180 210 240 320
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5 7 7 8 8 8 8 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.9 2.9 4.5 5.3 5.7 5.3 3.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE S SW SW SW SW SE
TRANSP WIND DIR.140 150 170 210 220 220 220 150
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 6 7 8 8 9 7 5
LVORI...........3 2 2 1 1 1 1 2
ADI.............7 14 25 43 49 59 42 17
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER
3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................2 TO 8.
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........77 71 62 58 62 67 58 60 63 65 66 76
WEATHER COV..... SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... SN
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20
TEMP............50 47 42 41 40 37 37 36 35 34 33 31
RH..............53 56 62 65 64 70 70 72 72 75 78 78
APARNT TMP (F)..50 46 40 39 37 33 33 31 30 29 28 24
20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND DIR..020 030 040 050 040 040 050 050 040 040 030 040
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7
20 FT WIND GUST.5 8 7 7 8 9 9 9 10 10 12 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 1.0 1.2 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE E E E E NE E NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND DIR.060 060 060 070 070 070 070 060 070 060 060 060
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 6 7 8 13 13 14 13 10 10 10 13
LVORI...........2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4
ADI.............2 3 3 4 6 6 6 6 5 7 7 8
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING, THEN SNOW.
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.
MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 18 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 22
TO 23 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................21 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 74 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........78 90 93 93 92 93 95 96 96 96 96 96
WEATHER COV.....SCH DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 80 80 80 80 80 80 90 90 90 90 90
TEMP............31 30 28 29 30 31 31 31 31 31 30 29
RH..............75 81 85 81 85 81 81 78 75 72 75 75
APARNT TMP (F)..24 23 21 22 22 24 23 23 22 22 20 20
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND DIR..030 030 030 030 020 020 010 010 010 000 000 000
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 12 10
20 FT WIND GUST.13 14 15 16 16 17 17 17 18 20 21 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 1.7 1.6 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.7 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.3 2.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE N NE NE NE N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND DIR.040 040 020 030 030 030 020 010 010 010 010 010
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 12 10 10 12 12 12 13 15 18 22 23
LVORI...........4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
ADI.............29 25 21 23 30 34 39 40 50 63 74 72
FORECASTER...CARLBERG
REQUESTED BY...PLATZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2601336.0/CAE
.DELDT 01/30/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ERIC.PLATZ@USDA.GOV,JAMES.ATKINS@USDA.GOV
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