987  
FNUS72 KCHS 191253  
FWSCHS  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE OSLAND...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
853 AM EDT SUN JUL 19 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0900 EDT ON JULY 19.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE BURN SITE TODAY, WITH  
THE HEAT INDEX PEAKING AROUND 105 DEGREES. WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM  
THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH THIS MORNING, BECOMING SLIGHTLY  
MORE BREEZY THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. A SEA BREEZE  
SHOULD PUSH INLAND OF THE BURN SITE AROUND 1-2 PM, SHIFTING WINDS  
FROM THE SOUTH.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 96.  
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND  
18 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 6500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH.  
MAX ADI.............124.  
INVERSION END.......0930  
 
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........9 13 10 15 8 9 12 25 20  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10  
TEMP............83 88 90 92 94 95 95 95 93  
RH..............82 70 64 54 49 46 48 49 52  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 7 7 7 7 8 9 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 16 16 16 18 18 18 18 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 3.1 4.2 5.4 6.0 6.4 6.5 6.0 4.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18  
LVORI...........3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............41 65 91 112 124 121 122 122 102  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.  
MAX HUMIDITY........91 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 18  
MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.  
MAX LVORI...........7.  
MIN ADI.............1.  
INVERSION BEGIN.....2000  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........21 17 6 12 17 18  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............91 85 81 82 81 79  
RH..............56 72 85 82 82 91  
20 FT WIND......S 8 S 6 S 5 SW 4 SW 3 SW 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.18 16 16 16 14 13  
MIX HGT (FT)....3600 800 500 400 500 500  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 14 SW 14 SW 6 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4  
LVORI...........3 3 5 5 5 7  
ADI.............1 3 3 2 2 2  
   
MONDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94.  
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH WITH  
GUSTS TO AROUND 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 6400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 12 TO 14 MPH IN  
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MAX ADI.............89.  
INVERSION END.......0900  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........32 20 26 27  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10  
TEMP............79 83 92 93  
RH..............88 85 62 56  
20 FT WIND......SW 2G11 SW 3G13 SW 5G13 S 6G16  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 2600 4800 6400  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 4 SW 12 SW 12 SW 14  
LVORI...........6 4 1 1  
ADI.............3 43 64 89  
 
 
FORECASTER...SCHALLER  
REQUESTED BY...MLESLIE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2617745.0/CHS  
.DELDT 07/19/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL MICHAEL.C.LESLIE@USDA.GOV  
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