973  
FNUS72 KCAE 290932  
FWSCAE  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR FT GORDON RX BURN PLANNING...DEPT OF ARMY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
432 AM EST THU JAN 29 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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 GENERALLY BE IN  
THE 35-40% RANGE (POSSIBLY DROP A PERCENT OR TWO BELOW THAT 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.  
MIN HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO 6  
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................10 TO 23.  
 
TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........30 38 42 50 65 68 67 62 71  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............32 36 40 42 44 46 47 47 46  
RH..............58 50 44 43 39 37 37 37 42  
APARNT TMP (F)..32 36 40 42 44 46 47 47 46  
20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE NE NW W W W SW  
20 FT WIND DIR..010 040 060 060 300 270 260 260 240  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 1.5 1.9 2.4 2.9 3.0 3.2 3.2 1.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N NW NW W W W W  
TRANSP WIND DIR.000 010 350 320 300 280 270 270 260  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6  
LVORI...........3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
ADI.............10 11 11 14 16 21 23 22 13  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 26.  
MAX HUMIDITY........78 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 5  
TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................2 TO 3.  
 
TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........78 78 66 52 44 42  
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 29 28  
RH..............47 59 66 72 77 77  
APARNT TMP (F)..43 37 34 32 29 28  
20 FT WIND......S 1 SE 1 E 1 E 1 E 1 E 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 3 3 3 5  
20 FT WIND DIR..160 140 110 090 090 090  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 400 300 300 300 300  
TRANSP WIND DIR.230 110 100 100 100 110  
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 5 E 5 E 5 E 6 E 6 E 6  
LVORI...........2 3 3 3 4 4  
ADI.............2 2 2 3 3 3  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.  
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 9 TO  
12 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING TO  
THE WEST 8 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................5 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 59 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........18 16 32 58  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 10  
TEMP............28 31 46 51  
RH..............71 72 51 46  
APARNT TMP (F)..28 31 45 51  
20 FT WIND......E 1G5 E 2G7 SE 3G8 SW 3G9  
20 FT WIND DIR..080 070 150 220  
MIX HGT (FT)....300 500 3100 4400  
TRANSP WIND DIR.100 100 180 240  
TRANSPORT WIND..E 6 E 6 S 9 SW 12  
LVORI...........3 3 1 1  
ADI.............6 6 35 59  
 
 
FORECASTER...CARLBERG  
REQUESTED BY...DPW-ED-NRB  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2601291.0/CAE  
.DELDT 01/29/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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