740  
FNUS72 KCAE 050851  
FWSCAE  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SHAW AFB DP03...DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
451 AM EDT MON MAY 5 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MAY 05.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES THROUGH THE DAY BUT DO EXPECT SOME CLOUDS  
AROUND 6-7KFT AT TIMES. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS SHOULD INCREASE  
BY MID MORNING TO AROUND 8 TO 10 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND THEN  
INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON TO AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS  
OVER 20 MPH. DEEP MIXING IS EXPECTED AND SHOULD MIX DOWN DEWPOINTS  
INTO THE 40S RESULTING IN MIN RH VALUES AROUND 30 PERCENT. FOG IS  
NOT A HUGE CONCERN TONIGHT BUT SOME PATCHY FOG CANNOT BE RULED  
OUT, ESPECIALLY NEAR BODIES OF WATER. POOR DISPERSION EXPECTED  
TONIGHT WITH STRONG INVERSION EXPECTED.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.  
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......8600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 7  
TO 13 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO  
THE WEST 15 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................7 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 165 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........9 9 11 17 16 15 7 10 10  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............65 70 75 78 79 80 81 82 81  
RH..............65 55 45 39 35 33 30 29 30  
APARNT TMP (F)..65 70 75 78 79 79 80 80 80  
20 FT WIND DIR..N W SW SW SW SW W W W  
20 FT WIND DIR..340 270 240 240 240 240 250 250 250  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 3 5 6 8 8 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 8 12 15 16 17 16 15  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 2.5 4.7 7.2 8.0 8.2 8.6 8.6 8.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E S SW SW W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND DIR.070 190 230 240 250 250 250 250 250  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 8 13 15 15 16 17 17  
LVORI...........4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............7 22 47 108 139 143 140 150 165  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.  
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST  
AROUND 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................111 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 2 LATE  
IN THE NIGHT.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........5 3 8 6 27 51  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............79 73 66 61 59 56  
RH..............32 41 52 62 67 77  
APARNT TMP (F)..79 73 66 61 59 56  
20 FT WIND......W 7 W 3 W 2 W 1 W 1 W 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 10 7 5 5 3  
20 FT WIND DIR..250 260 270 270 270 280  
MIX HGT (FT)....6100 400 400 400 400 300  
TRANSP WIND DIR.260 270 300 310 310 320  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 15 W 9 NW 7 NW 5 NW 5 NW 5  
LVORI...........1 2 3 3 3 4  
ADI.............111 4 3 2 2 2  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.  
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 13 TO  
15 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................2 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 119 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........50 10 14 8  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............54 63 76 82  
RH..............86 67 43 34  
APARNT TMP (F)..54 63 76 80  
20 FT WIND......W 1G5 NW 2G7 W 5G13 W 6G15  
20 FT WIND DIR..280 300 270 260  
MIX HGT (FT)....300 1100 5200 6700  
TRANSP WIND DIR.320 310 260 260  
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 5 NW 7 W 13 W 14  
LVORI...........4 3 1 1  
ADI.............2 10 82 115  
 
 
FORECASTER...COLEMAN  
REQUESTED BY...ZACH BROWN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2512892.0/CAE  
.DELDT 05/05/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ZACHARY_BROWN@FWS.GOV  
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