960
FNUS72 KCAE 290920
FWSCAE
SPOT FORECAST FOR SRS CPT 41 RX...USFS-SAVANNAH RIVER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
420 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
HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES IN OVER THE REGION, ALLOWING FOR ANOTHER
COLD AND DRY DAY. WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE OVERHEAD, WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY AT THE
BURN SITE. AFTERNOON RH VALUES ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE ON THE LOWER
SIDE, GENERALLY IN THE 30-35% RANGE. GOOD RH RECOVERY IS EXPECTED
OVERNIGHT, BUT STILL DRY ENOUGH TO PREVENT ANY FOG. WINDS REMAIN
LIGHT FOR FRIDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 3 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 6
MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................7 TO 24.
TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........5 17 37 36 49 55 59 73 70 76
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............28 33 37 41 43 46 47 48 48 47
RH..............75 61 50 41 39 35 35 34 35 38
APARNT TMP (F)..28 33 37 41 43 46 47 48 48 47
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NE NE NE NE NW W W N
20 FT WIND DIR..010 020 040 040 040 030 330 280 280 000
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 7 7 6 6 5 6 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 1.2 1.7 2.1 2.5 2.9 3.2 3.2 3.2 2.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N NE N N NW W W W W
TRANSP WIND DIR.010 020 030 010 350 330 290 270 270 260
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 9 6 6 3 3 5 5 6 5
LVORI...........4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
ADI.............7 15 13 15 11 13 19 19 24 13
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 27.
MAX HUMIDITY........79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 2 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 3
TO 8 MPH.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................1 TO 4.
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........79 87 84 79 70 64 56 51 55 59 59 36
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............44 42 39 37 35 34 33 32 30 29 29 28
RH..............43 51 54 59 64 66 66 69 71 74 74 77
APARNT TMP (F)..44 42 39 37 35 34 33 32 30 29 29 28
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N E E E E E E E E
20 FT WIND DIR..000 000 000 000 100 110 110 100 110 100 090 070
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 3 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 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 E E E E E E E E E
TRANSP WIND DIR.230 120 120 100 100 100 100 110 110 110 100 100
TRANSP WIND SPD.2 3 3 5 7 7 7 8 8 7 7 8
LVORI...........2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
ADI.............1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 4
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
AROUND 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................7 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 63 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........30 40 20 20 19 23 27 31 41 50 60 69
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............29 28 29 33 40 45 49 52 54 55 55 53
RH..............75 78 78 72 59 51 46 43 40 40 40 44
APARNT TMP (F)..29 28 29 33 40 45 49 52 54 55 55 53
20 FT WIND DIR..E E NE E E SE SE S S SW SW W
20 FT WIND DIR..070 070 040 070 100 120 150 160 180 220 240 270
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.1 2.1 3.3 4.2 4.6 4.6 4.2 3.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E SE S S SW SW W NW
TRANSP WIND DIR.100 100 080 100 110 130 170 190 210 240 260 300
TRANSP WIND SPD.7 8 7 7 7 8 10 12 12 12 10 9
LVORI...........4 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............7 8 7 7 10 21 41 57 63 63 51 34
FORECASTER...CARLBERG
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN POPE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2601276.0/CAE
.DELDT 01/29/26
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.EMAIL KEVIN.POPE@USDA.GOV
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