899
FNUS72 KCAE 290929
FWSCAE
SPOT FORECAST FOR LCRD C-315 SITE PREP...USDA FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
429 AM EST THU JAN 29 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 WITH GOOD RECOVERY EXPECTED
OVERNIGHT. DESPITE THE GOOD RH RECOVERY, IT SHOULD STILL BE DRY
ENOUGH TO PREVENT ANY FOG DEVELOPMENT. WINDS REMAIN LIGHT FOR
FRIDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (50-60 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN
THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................12 TO 23.
TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........33 42 55 64 68 70 76 78
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............36 40 43 45 46 48 48 46
RH..............47 42 38 36 37 35 35 40
APARNT TMP (F)..36 40 43 45 46 48 48 46
20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E SW W W W SW
20 FT WIND DIR..050 070 090 230 250 250 260 240
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1
20 FT WIND GUST.5 6 6 5 6 6 6 5
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 2.2 2.5 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.1 1.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NW W W W W W
TRANSP WIND DIR.050 030 310 280 270 260 260 260
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 5 5 6 6 6 6 5
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
ADI.............12 13 14 21 22 23 22 12
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 2 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 3
TO 6 MPH, THEN BECOMING AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN
THE MORNING.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................1 TO 3.
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........87 75 74 56 48 45 46 42 26 26 25 19
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............43 40 36 35 33 32 30 30 28 27 27 26
RH..............45 55 64 64 69 72 78 75 77 80 80 82
APARNT TMP (F)..43 40 36 35 33 32 30 30 28 27 27 26
20 FT WIND DIR..SE E E E E E E E SE SE E E
20 FT WIND DIR..130 110 090 090 090 100 110 100 120 130 110 080
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SE E E E E E E SE E SE E
TRANSP WIND DIR.230 150 100 100 100 100 100 110 120 110 120 090
TRANSP WIND SPD.2 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 5
LVORI...........2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5
ADI.............1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 2
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 9 TO 10
MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO
THE WEST 8 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................6 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 53 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........7 6 9 17 25 30 34 39 50 61 72 74
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............26 26 26 31 38 43 46 49 51 52 51 50
RH..............78 81 81 72 62 55 51 48 44 44 46 50
APARNT TMP (F)..26 26 26 31 38 43 46 49 51 52 51 50
20 FT WIND DIR..E E NE E SE SE S S S SW SW W
20 FT WIND DIR..070 070 050 090 120 130 160 170 190 220 240 280
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 8 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.1 2.1 3.2 4.1 4.3 4.1 3.5 2.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E SE S S SW SW W W
TRANSP WIND DIR.090 090 080 100 110 130 170 190 210 240 250 290
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 7 6 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 9 8
LVORI...........4 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 2
ADI.............6 7 6 6 10 21 36 50 53 50 39 25
FORECASTER...CARLBERG
REQUESTED BY...JAMES ATKINS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2601255.0/CAE
.DELDT 01/29/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL ERIC.PLATZ@USDA.GOV,JAMES.ATKINS@USDA.GOV
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