824
FNUS72 KCHS 290825
FWSCHS
SPOT FORECAST FOR C73 SC-FMNF...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
425 AM EDT FRI MAY 29 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MAY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE BURN SITE EARLY THIS MORNING,
BECOMING STATIONARY OVER SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ACROSS
THE BURN SITE IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT WILL REMAIN EAST THIS
MORNING. A SEA BREEZE IS TIMED TO REACH THE BURN SITE BETWEEN 3-4 PM.
AS THE SEA BREEZE PASSES, WINDS SHOULD SHIFT FROM THE SOUTHEAST AND
INCREASE TO AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 15 MPH. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL
FALL BELOW 1000 FT BY 7 PM THIS EVENING, TRANSPORT WINDS ARE FORECAST TO
BECOME LIGHT LATE TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY REACH
THE BURN SITE LATE TONIGHT. THE COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD INCREASE
THROUGH SATURDAY, WITH ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTHEAST AND INCREASING TO 10 MPH LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 12 MPH.
MAX ADI.............68.
INVERSION END.......0900
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........60 57 40 37 41 47 51 46 40
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 10 10 0 0 0
TEMP............75 80 82 84 85 86 86 87 85
RH..............90 74 67 61 57 53 53 52 53
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E SE SE
20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 5 5 6 8 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 12 13 13 13 13 14 14
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.1 2.7 3.4 4.1 4.6 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E SE SE SE
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
LVORI...........4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............27 39 53 62 62 65 64 68 63
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER 3 AM, THEN SHOWERS
LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX LVORI...........7.
MIN ADI.............1.
INVERSION BEGIN.....1900
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........37 54 77 81 79 85
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 10 40
TEMP............84 79 75 74 73 71
RH..............55 64 76 79 81 87
20 FT WIND......SE 4 SE 2 N 0 N 0 N 0 N 0
20 FT WIND GUST.11 9 5 4 4 4
MIX HGT (FT)....3400 800 500 400 500 500
TRANSPORT WIND..SE 8 SE 8 SE 0 N 0 N 0 N 0
LVORI...........3 3 4 4 6 6
ADI.............1 1 1 1 1 1
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS. CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MAX ADI.............26.
INVERSION END.......1100
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........83 82 74 82
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........S CHC CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
CHC OF PCPN (%).60 70 70 70
TEMP............69 72 76 79
RH..............90 100 87 77
20 FT WIND......N 0G2 N 0G4 W 1G5 SW 1G9
MIX HGT (FT)....500 800 1400 1100
TRANSPORT WIND..N 0 W 2 W 6 NW 6
LVORI...........7 10 5 4
ADI.............1 1 10 9
FORECASTER...DIXON
REQUESTED BY...BEN KUHN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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