711  
FNUS72 KCAE 281020  
FWSCAE  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR FT GORDON RX BURN PLANNING...DEPT OF ARMY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
520 AM EST WED JAN 28 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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 NORTHWEST THIS MORNING. THESE WINDS ARE THEN  
EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 5-8 MPH BY THE IGNITION TIME, BECOMING  
WEST AROUND MIDDAY. GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 15 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE,  
MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO THEN DIMINISH  
OVERNIGHT. AFTERNOON RH VALUES ARE FORECAST NEAR OR POSSIBLY 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 SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.  
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO 17 TO 20 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................18 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 74 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........65 37 33 16 9 4 1 2 2  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............32 36 39 42 45 46 47 47 46  
RH..............66 54 48 41 35 31 30 32 35  
APARNT TMP (F)..26 31 34 38 41 42 43 43 42  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND DIR..300 310 300 290 290 290 290 280 280  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 7 7 8 8 9 8 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 15 16 16 17 18 17 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.7 1.9 2.5 2.9 3.2 3.3 3.1 2.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW W W W W W W W  
TRANSP WIND DIR.300 300 290 290 280 280 280 280 280  
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 10 10 14 15 17 18 20 17  
LVORI...........3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............18 22 25 43 53 68 62 74 48  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26.  
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 15 MPH.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................5 TO 7.  
 
TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........3 1 1 1 2 2  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............43 37 34 32 31 29  
RH..............39 52 61 63 63 66  
APARNT TMP (F)..39 32 29 26 25 24  
20 FT WIND......W 7 W 6 W 6 W 6 W 6 W 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.15 14 14 14 13 12  
20 FT WIND DIR..280 280 290 280 290 290  
MIX HGT (FT)....600 600 600 500 500 500  
TRANSP WIND DIR.270 290 300 290 290 280  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 15 W 15 NW 15 W 15 W 13 W 13  
LVORI...........2 2 3 3 3 3  
ADI.............7 7 7 7 6 6  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.  
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................10 TO 30.  
 
TIME (EST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........2 29 59 63  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............28 30 41 45  
RH..............67 62 45 41  
APARNT TMP (F)..24 30 41 45  
20 FT WIND......NW 3G10 NW 2G7 NW 2G7 W 2G7  
20 FT WIND DIR..300 330 310 270  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 1200 2400 3600  
TRANSP WIND DIR.300 330 320 300  
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 10 NW 8 NW 5 NW 7  
LVORI...........3 2 2 2  
ADI.............11 12 14 30  
 

 
FORECASTER...CARLBERG  
REQUESTED BY...DPW-ED-NRB  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2601199.0/CAE  
.DELDT 01/28/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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