470
FNUS72 KCHS 270829
FWSCHS
SPOT FORECAST FOR C162A SC-FMNF...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
429 AM EDT WED MAY 27 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MAY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS ACROSS THE BURN SITE TODAY AND THURSDAY.
A SEA BREEZE IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DRIFT OVER THE BURN SITE THIS
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
FORECAST TO DEVELOP ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE SEA BREEZE. SOME OF
THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY DOWNPOURS. BEFORE THE STORMS, HEAT
INDEX IS EXPECTED TO PEAK AROUND 100 DEGREES. SOUTH WINDS OVERNIGHT
SHOULD REMAIN BETWEEN 3 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT, LIMITING FOG DEVELOPMENT.
HOWEVER, IF WINDS BECOME VERY LIGHT, SHALLOW FOG IS POSSIBLE OVER
WET GROUND. CONDITIONS LOOK VERY SIMILAR ON THURSDAY.
A COLD FRONT COULD PUSH INTO THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT, REMAINING
GENERALLY STATIONARY THROUGH THE WEEKEND, CONTINUING HIGH-END
RAIN CHANCES.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS
LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 18 MPH.
MAX ADI.............78.
INVERSION END.......0900
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........63 80 66 60 56 58 65 70 71
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 20 20 30 40 50 60 60
TEMP............79 84 86 87 88 88 88 89 87
RH..............91 77 72 70 68 70 70 66 68
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 6 6 7 7 8 9 7
20 FT WIND GUST.14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 2.9 3.3 3.7 3.9 4.1 3.8 3.0 2.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 18 16 16 16 16 16 16
LVORI...........4 3 3 3 1 3 3 1 1
ADI.............53 54 59 62 75 78 73 59 52
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX LVORI...........7.
MIN ADI.............1.
INVERSION BEGIN.....2000
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........63 47 66 63 57 72
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........CHANCE
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 10 10 10 20 20
TEMP............86 81 79 78 77 75
RH..............70 82 85 85 87 90
20 FT WIND......SW 5 S 4 SW 3 SW 3 SW 3 SW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 13 13 11
MIX HGT (FT)....2300 800 600 500 500 500
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 10 SW 10 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4
LVORI...........4 5 5 5 6 7
ADI.............1 3 2 2 2 2
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS BETWEEN 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 5400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 10 TO 12 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MAX ADI.............70.
INVERSION END.......0900
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........63 54 30 81
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR
TSTM COV........ CHANCE
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 50
TEMP............74 78 87 89
RH..............87 91 68 64
20 FT WIND......SW 2G11 W 3G11 W 6G11 W 9G11
MIX HGT (FT)....600 1600 4500 2400
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 4 W 12 W 12 W 10
LVORI...........6 4 1 1
ADI.............3 25 61 32
FORECASTER...DIXON
REQUESTED BY...BEN KUHN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/27/26
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