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FNUS72 KCHS 150721
FWSCHS
SPOT FORECAST FOR DRIFTWOOD 16...THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
321 AM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY CONDITIONS WILL DOMINATE AT THE BURN SITE TODAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE PREVAILS OVER THE REGION. A SEA BREEZE IS FORECAST TO
DEVELOP TODAY, PUSHING ACROSS THE BURN SITE AS EARLY AS 11 AM.
THE SEA BREEZE WILL SHIFT WINDS TO THE S/SE. RH VALUES THIS
AFTERNOON COULD DROP AS LOW AS 30% BEFORE THE SEA BREEZE PUSHES
THROUGH THE BURN SITE. THE OVERNIGHT FOG POTENTIAL IS LOW.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
MAX ADI.............33.
INVERSION END.......0900.
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............61 66 70 73 75 77 77 77 77
RH..............60 50 42 40 37 36 39 40 40
20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.13 11 9 7 7 9 9 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.8 2.3 2.8 3.4 3.7 3.8 3.5 3.1 2.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE N N N SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 6 6 6 4 4 4
LVORI...........1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
ADI.............32 33 32 33 26 21 19 17 18
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT.
MAX LVORI...........6.
MIN ADI.............1.
INVERSION BEGIN.....2000.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........1 5 6 10 16 13
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............75 70 65 64 64 63
RH..............45 59 73 75 75 78
20 FT WIND......S 5 S 3 S 2 S 2 S 2 S 1
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 9 7 5
MIX HGT (FT)....2100 700 600 500 600 600
TRANSPORT WIND..S 6 S 6 S 4 S 4 S 4 S 2
LVORI...........2 3 3 4 4 4
ADI.............1 2 2 2 2 1
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MAX ADI.............46.
INVERSION END.......0900.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........12 15 9 4
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............64 73 81 83
RH..............75 64 49 49
20 FT WIND......S 1G5 SE 2G9 SE 4G11 S 6G11
MIX HGT (FT)....600 2400 3600 3500
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 2 SE 8 S 10 S 10
LVORI...........4 2 1 1
ADI.............2 25 45 44
FORECASTER...MASKELL
REQUESTED BY...CHELSEA MACKENZIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2613672.0/CHS
.DELDT 05/15/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL C.F.MACKENZIE@TNC.ORG
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