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FNUS72 KCHS 190828
FWSCHS
SPOT FORECAST FOR 101A FMNF...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
428 AM EDT MON OCT 19 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON OCTOBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL EXTEND ACROSS THE REGION TODAY PROVIDING
FOR DRY AND COOL WEATHER. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WITH GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH AT
TIMES WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. RH
VALUES WILL DROP TO AROUND 45% ACROSS THE THE BURN LOCATION BEFORE
RECOVERING AFTER SUNSET. GIVEN THE VERY DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE, THERE
IS A POSSIBILITY FOR SLIGHTLY LOWER RH, ESPECIALLY IF TEMPERATURES
WARM MORE THAN EXPECTED. LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH
VERY POOR DISPERSION.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH THROUGH
EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 16 TO 18 MPH.
MAX ADI.............81.
INVERSION END.......0900.
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............50 54 58 62 64 66 67 67 66
RH..............80 74 71 61 57 53 50 46 47
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..7 9 11 12 10 9 7 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.18 17 18 20 19 18 16 13 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 1.6 2.1 2.7 3.2 3.5 3.6 3.6 2.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 16 16 18 18 18 18 18 18
LVORI...........3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............26 37 50 56 73 73 76 81 61
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MAX LVORI...........6.
MIN ADI.............1.
INVERSION BEGIN.....1900.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........1 3 4 2 3 3
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............62 55 51 48 45 44
RH..............52 65 70 73 79 81
20 FT WIND......N 5 N 3 N 3 N 1 N 1 N 1
20 FT WIND GUST.9 5 5 4 4 4
MIX HGT (FT)....1800 500 400 400 400 400
TRANSPORT WIND..N 8 N 8 N 4 N 2 N 2 N 2
LVORI...........2 3 3 4 4 6
ADI.............1 2 2 1 1 1
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 18 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 14 TO 16 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MAX ADI.............76.
INVERSION END.......0830.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........3 0 0 0
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............43 48 66 74
RH..............84 74 46 32
20 FT WIND......N 0G4 N 5G16 N 7G18 N 6G16
MIX HGT (FT)....400 1200 2500 3800
TRANSPORT WIND..N 2 N 14 N 16 N 16
LVORI...........6 3 1 1
ADI.............1 18 53 74
FORECASTER...TAYLOR
REQUESTED BY...WILLIAM MCCANN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 10/19/26
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.EMAIL KELLY.WETZELWILSON@USDA.GOV,WILLIAM.MCCANN@USDA.GOV
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