406
FNUS72 KCHS 270838
FWSCHS
SPOT FORECAST FOR BULLHEAD WILDFIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
438 AM EDT FRI MAR 27 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 EDT ON MARCH 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO LINGER ACROSS THE REGION
TODAY, WITH NEAR-RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES. A WEAK SEA BREEZE MAY
ADVANCE SLOWLY INLAND ACROSS THE BURN SITE BETWEEN 6 AND 8 PM THIS
EVENING. A DRY COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH ACROSS THE REGION
TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY, SHIFTING WINDS FROM THE NORTH. CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY UNFOLD ON SATURDAY DUE TO A
COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY, GUSTY WINDS, AND DRY FUELS. WINDS
WILL DECREASE AND HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY EVENING.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 19 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 5700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 14 TO 18 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MAX ADI.............118.
INVERSION END.......0900
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........15 11 9 2 1 7 2 3 4 5
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............62 64 71 76 80 83 85 86 87 87
RH..............97 93 79 66 56 51 46 43 40 40
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW W W W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 5 5 5 6 7 9 9 7
20 FT WIND GUST.11 13 13 13 14 15 16 19 18 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.2 1.6 2.4 3.8 4.8 5.3 5.7 5.7 5.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND SPD.4 14 14 14 18 18 18 18 18 18
LVORI...........8 5 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............4 17 29 49 78 96 105 118 118 106
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO
THE NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 18
MPH BY MIDNIGHT. BY 2 AM, INCREASING TO 9
TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
MAX LVORI...........4.
MIN ADI.............1.
INVERSION BEGIN.....1900
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........2 13 18 14 12 25 29 35 44 54 52 63
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............85 82 78 74 72 70 70 69 68 66 63 61
RH..............45 49 56 66 71 73 73 70 73 70 75 78
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW N N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..5 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 9 12
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 13 13 13 13 11 16 18 22 25
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.9 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.9 0.9 1.0 2.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW NW NW NW N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 4 4 4 6 6 6 16 16 16
LVORI...........2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3
ADI.............1 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 9 13 34
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 29
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 24 TO 30 MPH.
MAX ADI.............128.
INVERSION END.......0400
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........63 70 79 76 62 47 35 22 10 7 3 0
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............58 57 54 53 53 53 56 59 60 61 62 61
RH..............75 67 64 59 52 48 40 33 29 26 23 23
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N NE NE
20 FT WIND SPD..12 13 15 12 12 11 10 9 9 8 8 7
20 FT WIND GUST.25 29 29 29 27 25 23 22 22 20 20 18
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 2.1 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.5 3.8 4.2 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND SPD.30 30 30 30 30 30 26 26 26 24 24 24
LVORI...........3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............57 60 73 76 75 101 100 100 100 101 97 128
FORECASTER...DIXON
REQUESTED BY...SHAWNA LATTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2608000.0/CHS
.DELDT 03/27/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL SHAWNA.LATTER@USDA.GOV,MICHAEL.C.LESLIE@USDA.GOV
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