020
FNUS72 KCHS 300840
FWSCHS
SPOT FORECAST FOR LOGGERHEAD WILDFIRE...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
440 AM EDT THU JUL 30 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 EDT ON JULY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
ANOTHER HOT AND HUMID DAY IS EXPECTED TODAY FOR THE SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA COAST. NORTHWEST WINDS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL TURN MORE
NORTHERLY BY THE LATE MORNING. THE SEA BREEZE WILL TAKE HOLD BY
THE EARLY AFTERNOON, WITH WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST. WIND SPEEDS
WITH THE SEA BREEZE SHOULD MOSTLY TOP OUT IN THE 10-15 MPH RANGE,
THOUGH A FEW GUSTS UP TO AROUND 20 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS. IF A THUNDERSTORM WERE TO IMPACT THE BURN SITE, THE
MAIN CONCERNS WOULD BE GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
MORNING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTH
AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO
THE NORTHEAST BECOMING LIGHT EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX ADI.............22.
INVERSION END.......0900.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........6 10 6 3 1 7 4 4 6 2 11 19
WEATHER TYPE.... RW
TSTM COV........ SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 10 10
TEMP............78 77 79 80 83 85 87 88 89 89 89 89
RH..............94 94 88 85 77 72 68 66 64 64 66 66
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW N N NE NE E SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 6 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 9 9 9 7 5 9 9 11 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.7 0.8 1.4 1.8 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.2 1.9 1.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NE NE NE NE NE NE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 8 8 8
LVORI...........6 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3
ADI.............6 7 7 17 18 22 20 17 18 19 22 22
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MAX HUMIDITY........94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5
MPH LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MAX LVORI...........7.
MIN ADI.............1.
INVERSION BEGIN.....2000.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........10 20 21 20 12 3
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............87 85 82 81 80 79
RH..............72 75 85 88 91 91
20 FT WIND......SE 7 S 5 S 4 SW 3 W 2 NW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.11 11 9 5 5 5
MIX HGT (FT)....1500 800 700 700 700 700
TRANSPORT WIND..S 12 S 12 S 6 W 4 W 4 NW 4
LVORI...........4 4 5 6 7 7
ADI.............1 4 3 2 2 2
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON, THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE
IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MAX ADI.............22.
INVERSION END.......0900.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........8 14 16 13
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR
TSTM COV........ CHANCE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 30
TEMP............79 81 87 88
RH..............91 88 72 70
20 FT WIND......NW 2G5 NE 3G5 SE 5G7 SE 7G11
MIX HGT (FT)....700 1500 2300 2100
TRANSPORT WIND..N 2 SE 6 SE 6 SE 8
LVORI...........7 5 3 3
ADI.............2 9 20 22
FORECASTER...HOLLOWAY
REQUESTED BY...ADAM ELLS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2618471.3/CHS
.DELDT 07/30/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ADAM_ELLS@FWS.GOV
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