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FNUS72 KCHS 010916
FWSCHS
SPOT FORECAST FOR DRIFTWOOD 2/20...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
516 AM EDT WED APR 1 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON APRIL 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION INTO THE START OF THE
WEEKEND, BRINGING RELATIVELY DRY CONDITIONS AND MINIMAL CHANCES OF
RAINFALL FOR TODAY. A STRAY COASTAL SHOWER CAN NOT BE RULED OUT ON
THURSDAY, BUT RAINFALL ACCUMULATION WOULD BE MINIMAL. SHALLOW GROUND
FOG IS POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING, BUT WILL QUICKLY DISSIPATE WITHIN
AN HOUR AFTER SUNRISE. ANY SEA BREEZE TODAY SHOULD BE FAIRLY WEAK WITH
LITTLE DIRECTIONAL CHANGE OR SPEED INCREASE FOR WINDS. LIGHT SOUTH-SOUTHEAST
SURFACE WINDS EARLY TO MID MORNING SHOULD SLOWLY INCREASE TO 10-13 MPH
BY AROUND NOON TODAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 1900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH.
MAX ADI.............28.
INVERSION END.......1000
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........45 41 50 44 45 38 35 32 33
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............63 69 73 75 76 77 76 77 75
RH..............97 84 73 69 69 64 66 64 69
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 4 5 5 5 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.5 7 9 9 11 11 13 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 1.1 1.4 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 10 10 10 12 12 12
LVORI...........8 4 3 3 3 2 3 2 3
ADI.............2 9 15 21 23 25 27 28 25
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MAX LVORI...........10.
MIN ADI.............1.
INVERSION BEGIN.....1930
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........35 36 17 19 30 24
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............73 66 64 63 61 61
RH..............73 90 93 97 100 97
20 FT WIND......S 4 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 2 SE 2
20 FT WIND GUST.11 9 9 7 7 5
MIX HGT (FT)....1300 500 400 400 400 400
TRANSPORT WIND..S 6 S 6 S 4 S 4 S 4 SE 2
LVORI...........4 7 7 8 10 9
ADI.............1 2 2 2 2 1
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MAX ADI.............33.
INVERSION END.......1000
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........24 22 28 25
WEATHER TYPE....FOG NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10
TEMP............60 64 75 76
RH..............100 93 69 66
20 FT WIND......SE 1G5 SE 2G5 SE 3G9 SE 6G13
MIX HGT (FT)....400 900 2400 2300
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 2 SE 6 SE 10 SE 12
LVORI...........10 6 3 3
ADI.............2 4 24 33
FORECASTER...BERRY
REQUESTED BY...CHELSEA MACKENZIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2608755.0/CHS
.DELDT 04/01/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL C.F.MACKENZIE@TNC.ORG
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