490  
FNUS72 KCHS 090913  
FWSCHS  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR C139 #27-32...USDA FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
513 AM EDT FRI OCT 9 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON OCTOBER 09.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAIAS WILL PASS WELL WEST OF THE REGION  
THIS WEEKEND, BUT ASSOCIATED TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL BRING  
UNSETTLED CONDITIONS INTO SUNDAY. BREEZY WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE  
THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY, FOLLOWED BY THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL  
SATURDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA  
LATER SUNDAY, WITH DRY HIGH PRESSURE FILL IN THEREAFTER.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.  
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 2400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 6 TO 14 MPH.  
MAX ADI.............42.  
INVERSION END.......1100  
 
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........78 84 84 87 88 90 90 92 93  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............66 70 73 75 77 77 77 77 76  
RH..............84 78 71 66 62 64 64 67 71  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E  
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 13 14 14 16 16 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.8 1.2 1.7 2.2 2.4 2.3 1.9 1.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 14 14 14 14 14 14  
LVORI...........5 4 3 3 1 1 1 3 3  
ADI.............4 5 17 27 38 42 40 36 29  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
EVENING, THEN SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO  
AROUND 23 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
MORNING.  
MAX LVORI...........8.  
MIN ADI.............1.  
INVERSION BEGIN.....1800  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........91 91 94 91 90 84  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ S CHC S CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 20 30 50 80  
TEMP............76 73 72 72 71 69  
RH..............69 81 87 90 93 100  
20 FT WIND......E 6 NE 6 E 6 NE 8 E 8 NE 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 18 18 22 22 23  
MIX HGT (FT)....1100 600 500 500 500 500  
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 10 NE 10 NE 6 NE 8 NE 8 E 10  
LVORI...........4 4 5 5 6 8  
ADI.............1 5 5 8 8 9  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS AND CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.  
MIN HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 27  
MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 1900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 12 TO 18 MPH.  
MAX ADI.............33.  
INVERSION END.......1000  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........84 79 88 93  
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE  
CHC OF PCPN (%).90 80 100 80  
TEMP............70 72 74 75  
RH..............100 100 100 100  
20 FT WIND......E 10G23 E 11G25 E 12G25 E 10G23  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 1600 1800 1400  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 12 E 16 E 18 E 14  
LVORI...........5 4 4 5  
ADI.............13 28 31 25  
 

 
FORECASTER...BERRY  
REQUESTED BY...FRANCIS MARION NATIONAL FOREST  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2623433.0/CHS  
.DELDT 10/09/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL KELLY.WETZELWILSON@USDA.GOV,CAMERON.PURKIS@USDA.GOV  
 
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