431
FNUS72 KCHS 111310
FWSCHS
SPOT FORECAST FOR BENNETT BRANCH...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
910 AM EDT SAT APR 11 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 EDT ON APRIL 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES COULD DROP TO AS LOW AS 30 PERCENT. WINDS WILL BE
LIGHT THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON, WITH A MODEST SEA BREEZE
ARRIVING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WHEN THE SEA BREEZE PASSES, WINDS
WILL LIKELY TURN TO BE SOUTHERLY UP TO 10 MPH. WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS
WILL PREVAIL THROUGH SUNDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH
LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX ADI.............30.
INVERSION END.......0930.
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........35 22 7 10 1 1 1 2 1 1
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............54 59 68 74 78 81 83 83 83 83
RH..............93 90 65 55 45 38 34 34 37 37
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W NW NW NW N N S S
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
20 FT WIND GUST.4 4 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.6 1.3 2.3 3.4 4.4 5.1 5.4 5.3 4.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW NW NW N N N SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.2 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4
LVORI...........8 7 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
ADI.............1 1 12 24 30 26 22 23 23 24
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MAX LVORI...........6.
MIN ADI.............1.
INVERSION BEGIN.....1930.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........2 1 5 2 1 3 6 2 3 6 4 6
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............79 77 73 67 65 63 62 61 59 58 58 57
RH..............42 45 49 61 68 70 72 75 80 86 83 86
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SW SW SW SW N N N
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.2 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S SW SW SW N N N
TRANSP WIND SPD.4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0
LVORI...........2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6
ADI.............1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 12 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MAX ADI.............52.
INVERSION END.......0930.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........14 14 13 8 7 5 4 4 3 3 3 3
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............56 56 58 62 68 75 78 80 80 81 80 79
RH..............93 93 90 81 70 58 52 49 49 49 51 54
20 FT WIND DIR..N NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..0 1 1 1 1 2 3 5 5 6 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.4 4 4 4 5 7 9 11 13 13 13 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.3 0.9 1.9 2.9 3.5 3.9 4.2 4.0 3.7 3.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.0 0 0 4 4 4 10 10 10 12 12 12
LVORI...........8 8 7 6 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............1 1 1 1 14 31 42 43 52 49 51 48
FORECASTER...HOLLOWAY
REQUESTED BY...SOUTH CAROLINA COORDINATION CENTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 04/11/26
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