902
FNUS72 KCHS 141541
FWSCHS
SPOT FORECAST FOR 93 SALVAGE PLANNING...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1141 AM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL INTO SATURDAY. HUMIDITY WILL
GRADUALLY RECOVER THIS WEEKEND AS THE SURFACE HIGH BECOMES
CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC.
A SEA BREEZE IS NOT LIKELY ON FRIDAY AT THE BURN SITE. WEAK TRANSPORT WINDS
LESS THAN 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RH COULD DIP AS LOW AS 27% EARLY TO MID
AFTERNOON. VERY POOR DISPERSION FRIDAY NIGHT BUT NO SIGNIFICANT FOG POTENTIAL.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 6400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6-8 MPH IN MORNING, THEN NORTHWEST 5-6 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MAX ADI.............45.
INVERSION END.......9AM
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............61 66 70 74 77 79 80 80 80
RH..............60 52 44 35 32 30 28 31 34
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE N N NW W W W W
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
20 FT WIND GUST.9 7 5 5 5 5 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.3 3.3 4.1 4.8 5.2 5.3 6.4 6.3 5.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
LVORI...........1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............31 40 42 41 45 45 44 44 36
FRIDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MAX LVORI...........9.
MIN ADI.............1.
INVERSION BEGIN.....7PM
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........1 1 4 8 9 12
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............78 71 65 61 60 59
RH..............37 53 70 84 90 93
20 FT WIND......SW 1 S 2 S 1 S 1 N 0 N 0
20 FT WIND GUST.5 7 5 5 4 4
MIX HGT (FT)....3900 500 400 400 400 400
TRANSPORT WIND..S 4 S 4 S 2 S 0 S 0 N 0
LVORI...........2 2 4 6 7 8
ADI.............1 1 1 1 1 1
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MAX ADI.............64.
INVERSION END.......9AM
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........13 9 7 9
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............58 69 84 85
RH..............100 76 46 43
20 FT WIND......N 0G2 S 1G4 S 4G11 S 6G13
MIX HGT (FT)....700 2400 5200 5300
TRANSPORT WIND..N 0 S 8 S 10 S 10
LVORI...........10 3 1 1
ADI.............1 22 62 63
FORECASTER...LAMB
REQUESTED BY...WILLIAM MCCANN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/14/26
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.EMAIL WILLIAM.MCCANN@USDA.GOV
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