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FNUS72 KCAE 281001
FWSCAE
SPOT FORECAST FOR SRS CPT 17 RX...USFS-SAVANNAH RIVER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
501 AM EST WED JAN 28 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 EST ON JANUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A RELATIVELY COLD, BUT DRY DAY IS EXPECTED AT THE BURN SITE TODAY.
SURFACE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT AND SOMEWHAT VARIABLE, BUT
GENERALLY FROM THE WEST THIS MORNING. THESE WINDS ARE THEN
EXPECTED TO INCREASE AFTER ABOUT 1300 HOURS TO ABOUT 5-8 MPH WITH
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 15 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT
GRADUALLY TRANSITIONING TO THE NORTHWEST. AFTERNOON RH VALUES ARE
FORECAST NEAR OR POSSIBLE JUST BELOW 30%. WITH THE DRY AND COLD
AIR IN PLACE, FOG IS NOT ANTICIPATED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY MORNING.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 20 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................7 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 85 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........79 77 60 48 25 23 9 3 3 2 3
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............28 28 32 36 39 43 46 47 48 49 47
RH..............78 78 66 56 50 43 38 37 34 31 34
APARNT TMP (F)..28 28 29 32 35 39 43 44 45 46 44
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW NW W W W W W W W
20 FT WIND DIR..290 290 300 310 290 280 270 270 270 270 270
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 16 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 1.4 1.8 2.2 2.6 2.8 3.1 3.6 3.6 1.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW NW W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND DIR.290 290 310 310 290 280 280 280 280 270 270
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 7 7 6 7 10 14 15 18 20 17
LVORI...........4 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............7 7 12 13 19 33 49 57 80 85 34
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 16 MPH.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................5 TO 7.
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........2 2 2 3 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 2
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............44 42 37 36 34 34 32 32 31 30 29 27
RH..............39 43 52 61 66 64 66 66 66 69 69 73
APARNT TMP (F)..41 38 32 31 29 29 26 26 25 25 24 23
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W W W NW
20 FT WIND DIR..260 270 270 270 280 270 270 280 280 280 290 300
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 3
20 FT WIND GUST.15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 13 12 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W W W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND DIR.270 280 280 280 290 280 280 280 280 280 290 290
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 15 16 16 15 14 15 14 14 12 10
LVORI...........2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
ADI.............6 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 6 6 5 5
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................8 TO 31.
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........2 3 13 29 45 51 56 62 62 63 63 65
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............27 26 25 30 36 40 42 44 46 47 47 45
RH..............70 75 80 67 52 45 42 40 38 38 39 43
APARNT TMP (F)..27 26 25 30 36 40 42 44 46 47 47 45
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N N N N N N N N NW W SW
20 FT WIND DIR..320 340 350 000 010 010 000 000 340 300 280 240
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
20 FT WIND GUST.8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.4 0.8 1.3 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.3 3.6 3.7 3.5 2.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW N N N N NW NW NW NW W W
TRANSP WIND DIR.320 320 350 350 350 340 320 310 310 300 290 280
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 9 8 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 6
LVORI...........3 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2
ADI.............10 8 10 14 17 18 21 23 25 31 29 19
FORECASTER...CARLBERG
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN POPE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2601163.0/CAE
.DELDT 01/28/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL KEVIN.POPE@USDA.GOV
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