530  
FNUS72 KCHS 121750  
FWSCHS  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR FMF C40W PLANNING...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
1250 PM EST THU FEB 12 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON FEBRUARY 13.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION ON FRIDAY, YIELDING  
RH VALUES 25 TO 30 PERCENT. WHILE RH VALUES WILL BE AT OR NEAR CRITICAL  
VALUES, WINDS ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN LIGHT AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS  
PEAKING AROUND 10 MPH. NIGHTTIME DISPERSION IS FORECAST TO BE VERY POOR.  
THE FOG POTENTIAL FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING IS VERY LOW.  
 
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 57.  
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 10 MPH.  
MAX ADI.............35.  
INVERSION END.......0900.  
 
TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........13 5 6 3 4 2 2 2 3  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............41 46 50 54 55 56 57 57 55  
RH..............48 42 36 31 30 27 27 27 30  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.11 11 11 9 9 9 7 7 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.5 2.0 2.6 3.2 3.6 3.9 3.8 3.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 8 8 8 6 6 6  
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2  
ADI.............17 22 27 30 32 35 32 32 22  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 32.  
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MAX LVORI...........8.  
MIN ADI.............1.  
INVERSION BEGIN.....1900.  
 
TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........5 6 3 5 6 7  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............51 42 39 36 34 33  
RH..............37 57 64 75 85 89  
20 FT WIND......N 0 N 0 N 0 N 0 N 0 N 0  
20 FT WIND GUST.4 4 4 4 2 4  
MIX HGT (FT)....1700 300 300 300 300 300  
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 2 NE 2 N 0 N 0 N 0 N 0  
LVORI...........2 3 3 4 6 7  
ADI.............2 1 1 1 1 1  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.  
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MAX ADI.............39.  
INVERSION END.......1000.  
 
TIME (EST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........8 11 18 40  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............32 46 60 64  
RH..............92 63 37 34  
20 FT WIND......N 0G4 N 0G4 SE 2G7 S 2G9  
MIX HGT (FT)....200 1200 3400 4000  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 0 SE 6 S 6 S 8  
LVORI...........8 3 2 1  
ADI.............1 9 24 39  
 
 
FORECASTER...MASKELL  
REQUESTED BY...KELLY WETZEL  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2602570.0/CHS  
.DELDT 02/12/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL KELLY.WETZELWILSON@USDA.GOV  
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