644  
FNUS72 KCAE 290723  
FWSCAE  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CSNWR RX 01/29/2026...USFWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
223 AM EST THU JAN 29 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EST ON JANUARY 29.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
COOL TEMPS AND LIGHT WINDS AT THE RAWS SITE NEAR THE BURN SITE AS  
TEMPS ARE IN THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30. HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES IN  
OVER THE REGION, ALLOWING FOR ANOTHER COLD AND DRY DAY AT THE  
BURN SITE. WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE OVERHEAD, WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO  
BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. AFTERNOON RH VALUES  
ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE ON THE LOWER SIDE, BUT GENERALLY ABOVE  
CRITICAL LEVELS (~25-30%). GOOD RECOVERY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT,  
BUT STILL DRY ENOUGH TO PREVENT ANY FOG. WINDS REMAIN LIGHT FOR  
FRIDAY, BUT MAINLY FROM THE EAST.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41.  
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 9 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 6  
TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................10 TO 39.  
 
TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........5 35 50 38 45 43 60 72 70 62  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............22 26 30 33 36 38 41 41 41 40  
RH..............62 52 42 38 33 31 27 29 30 34  
APARNT TMP (F)..22 26 26 30 36 38 41 41 41 40  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N NW NW NW W W  
20 FT WIND DIR..020 020 010 000 350 330 320 300 290 280  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 7 7 8 7 6 6 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 1.4 1.9 2.3 2.9 3.2 3.5 3.4 3.3 2.2  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N NW NW NW NW W W  
TRANSP WIND DIR.010 000 350 340 330 320 310 300 290 280  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 10 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 6  
LVORI...........3 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2  
ADI.............10 19 22 27 34 37 39 29 28 16  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 22.  
MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 2 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING,  
THEN SHIFTING TO THE EAST 3 TO 9 MPH IN THE  
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................1 TO 4.  
 
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........72 63 59 60 52 42 37 36 39 44 39 33  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............36 35 32 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 24 23  
RH..............40 48 51 55 58 60 63 63 67 67 70 75  
APARNT TMP (F)..36 35 32 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 24 23  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW S SE SE E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND DIR..240 160 130 120 090 080 080 090 090 090 090 090  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 7  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SE SE SE E E E E E E E E  
TRANSP WIND DIR.240 150 120 120 090 100 090 090 090 090 090 090  
TRANSP WIND SPD.2 3 3 3 3 6 8 9 8 8 8 9  
LVORI...........2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4  
ADI.............1 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 4  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46.  
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST  
AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............2.  
ADI.................7 TO 47.  
 
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........34 34 59 52 44 48 53 57 60 64 67 70  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............23 23 23 27 32 36 39 42 44 45 45 44  
RH..............71 71 71 60 51 45 44 41 39 40 41 45  
APARNT TMP (F)..23 23 18 22 27 32 35 38 41 43 43 41  
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E E E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND DIR..080 070 070 080 090 100 110 110 110 100 100 090  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 8 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.6 0.6 1.0 1.6 2.2 2.8 3.3 3.6 3.8 3.5 2.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E SE SE SE S S SE  
TRANSP WIND DIR.090 090 080 090 100 110 140 150 150 160 160 140  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 7 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
LVORI...........3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............8 8 7 11 19 29 36 42 46 47 44 34  
 

 
FORECASTER...CARLBERG  
REQUESTED BY...DERRICK ODEGARD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2601281.0/CAE  
.DELDT 01/29/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DERRICK_ODEGARD@FWS.GOV  
 
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