546
FNUS72 KCAE 120951
FWSCAE
SPOT FORECAST FOR SRS CAPS #3...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
451 AM EST MON JAN 12 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EST ON JANUARY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TODAY WITH MUCH LESS WIND
COMPARED TO SUNDAY. LIGHT NORTH-NORTHEASTERLY WINDS THIS MORNING
MPH BECOME VARIABLE THROUGH THE DAY BUT REMAIN LIGHT AT GENERALLY
5 MPH OR LESS. MIN RH VALUES EXPECTED TO DROP TO NEAR 25 PERCENT.
A STRONG INVERSION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP QUICKLY THIS EVENING
WITH NEAR CALM WINDS OVERNIGHT. SLIGHTLY BETTER TRANSPORT WINDS ON
TUESDAY FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS AND MIN
RH VALUES AROUND 25 PERCENT.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 2 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 2 TO
5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................6 TO 20.
TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........33 22 23 30 28 27 31 26 30 28
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............31 37 40 44 47 49 50 50 51 49
RH..............61 46 39 33 30 28 27 26 25 30
APARNT TMP (F)..31 37 40 44 47 49 50 50 51 49
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N
20 FT WIND DIR..030 050 050 050 050 050 050 010 340 000
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 0
20 FT WIND GUST.8 7 8 7 6 6 6 5 5 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.9 1.7 2.2 2.5 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.N NE NE NE NE NE NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND DIR.010 040 050 050 040 030 330 320 300 300
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 9 9 7 5 3 2 3 5 2
LVORI...........3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
ADI.............7 11 20 19 14 12 8 13 17 6
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 2 TO 5 MPH.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................1 TO 2.
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........38 38 40 44 48 45 39 31 30 15 23 17
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............46 44 40 39 38 37 35 34 32 32 31 29
RH..............34 39 50 52 52 54 59 61 63 64 66 71
APARNT TMP (F)..46 44 40 39 38 37 35 34 32 32 31 29
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N N N N N N
20 FT WIND DIR..000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FT WIND GUST.3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND DIR.260 250 260 260 260 260 260 260 260 260 260 260
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
ADI.............2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
TUESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................5 TO 33.
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........7 8 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 8
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............30 30 30 36 43 48 53 56 58 59 59 56
RH..............71 69 72 61 49 40 32 27 25 24 24 27
APARNT TMP (F)..30 30 30 36 43 48 53 56 58 59 59 56
20 FT WIND DIR..N N SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND DIR..000 000 240 240 240 240 230 220 220 230 230 230
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 2
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 3 3 5 6 8 9 9 9 9 8
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.4 1.9 2.3 2.6 2.7 2.5 1.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND DIR.260 260 250 240 230 230 240 240 240 240 240 240
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 8 9 10 10
LVORI...........3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2
ADI.............5 5 5 6 7 10 16 20 26 31 33 25
FORECASTER...COLEMAN
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN POPE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2528791.0/CAE
.DELDT 01/12/26
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