968
FNUS72 KCHS 310956
FWSCHS
SPOT FORECAST FOR CANDLESTICK...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
556 AM EDT TUE MAR 31 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MARCH 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY,
LEADING TO DRY WEATHER. A STRAY SHOWER CANNOT BE RULED OUT DURING DAYLIGHT
HOURS HEADING INTO LATE WEEK. 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 AND SPEED CHANGE.
LIGHT SOUTH-SOUTHEAST SURFACE WINDS EARLY TO MID MORNING SHOULD SLOWLY
INCREASE TO 10-13 MPH LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON, BECOMING MORE
DIRECTLY OUT OF THE SOUTH BY 11 AM TODAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 12 MPH.
MAX ADI.............62.
INVERSION END.......1000
TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........15 11 8 10 16 18 10 14
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............70 74 76 77 77 77 78 76
RH..............71 62 56 54 52 52 52 56
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 4 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.7 9 11 11 13 11 13 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.4 3.8 4.3 4.5 4.6 4.4 4.1 3.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12
LVORI...........3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............28 47 59 55 55 60 62 53
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MAX LVORI...........9.
MIN ADI.............1.
INVERSION BEGIN.....2000
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 9 PM MIDNGT 3 AM
SKY (%).........17 17 15 38
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............74 65 63 62
RH..............59 87 93 93
20 FT WIND......S 4G11 S 2G9 S 2G7 S 1G5
MIX HGT (FT)....2700 500 400 400
TRANSPORT WIND..S 8 S 2 S 2 S 2
LVORI...........3 6 8 8
ADI.............1 1 1 1
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MAX ADI.............40.
INVERSION END.......0900
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY (%).........29 39 40
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0
TEMP............60 69 78
RH..............100 84 60
20 FT WIND......S 1G5 S 2G5 S 5G11
MIX HGT (FT)....400 2100 3500
TRANSPORT WIND..S 2 SW 6 S 8
LVORI...........10 4 1
ADI.............1 19 35
FORECASTER...BERRY
REQUESTED BY...M LESLIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2608664.0/CHS
.DELDT 03/31/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL MICHAEL.C.LESLIE@USDA.GOV,CHRISTIAN.BARTOW@USDA.GOV
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