927
FNUS72 KCHS 160807
FWSCHS
SPOT FORECAST FOR C74 FMNF...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
407 AM EDT FRI OCT 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON OCTOBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST TODAY, BRINGING
ANOTHER WARM AND DRY DAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST THIS
MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE SEA BREEZE WILL ARRIVE IN
THE LATE AFTERNOON AND TURN WINDS MORE SOUTHERLY. THERE COULD BE A FEW
WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 15-20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT SOUTHWESTERLY
FLOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS BEFORE THE FRONT
ARRIVES. BEHIND THE FRONT, WINDS WILL TURN NORTHWESTERLY AND EVENTUALLY
NORTHERLY AFTER SUNRISE SATURDAY. SATURDAY WILL BRING BREEZY CONDITIONS
WITH FREQUENT GUSTS INTO THE 25-30 MPH RANGE EXPECTED. THERE COULD BE
SOME SHALLOW GROUND FOG THIS MORNING, BUT ANYTHING THAT DEVELOPS WILL
QUICKLY DISSIPATE. FOG IS NOT A CONCERN FOR SATURDAY MORNING.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH.
MAX ADI.............74.
INVERSION END.......0900.
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........28 32 7 6 7 8 11 18 22
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............69 75 79 82 84 85 86 87 85
RH..............100 84 74 65 59 55 53 50 53
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 4
20 FT WIND GUST.7 9 11 13 13 13 13 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 1.3 1.8 3.0 3.9 4.7 4.8 4.6 3.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 12 12 12 14 14 14
LVORI...........10 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............2 13 24 43 54 70 70 74 64
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 6 MPH EARLY
IN THE MORNING.
MAX LVORI...........5.
MIN ADI.............1.
INVERSION BEGIN.....1900.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........16 22 30 27 27 52
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............82 75 73 73 72 71
RH..............63 79 84 84 81 79
20 FT WIND......SW 4 S 4 SW 4 SW 4 W 3 NW 4
20 FT WIND GUST.13 16 14 14 13 14
MIX HGT (FT)....1600 500 500 500 500 600
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 6 SW 6 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 NW 6
LVORI...........3 4 5 5 5 4
ADI.............1 2 2 2 2 4
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 5200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 10 MPH INCREASING TO 24 TO 26 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MAX ADI.............111.
INVERSION END.......0800.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........70 32 29 30
WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 10
TEMP............66 61 65 66
RH..............78 84 73 65
20 FT WIND......N 7G18 N 10G23 N 11G25 N 12G25
MIX HGT (FT)....800 3000 3700 3400
TRANSPORT WIND..N 10 N 24 N 24 N 26
LVORI...........4 4 3 1
ADI.............6 70 90 64
FORECASTER...HOLLOWAY
REQUESTED BY...WILLIAM MCCANN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 10/16/26
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