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FNUS72 KCAE 300926
FWSCAE
SPOT FORECAST FOR SRS CPT 57 RX...USFS-SAVANNAH RIVER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
426 AM EST FRI JAN 30 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EST ON JANUARY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
COOL AND DRY TODAY, BUT WARMER THAN IT HAS BEEN THE PAST FEW
DAYS. MOISTURE SLIGHTLY INCREASES TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
SYSTEM. HOWEVER, AFTERNOON RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE
35-40% RANGE AT THE BURN SITE. EXCELLENT RECOVERY IS EXPECTED
OVERNIGHT AS PRECIPITATION BEGINS MOVING INTO THE AREA NEAR THE
BURN SITE LATE TONIGHT, VERY LIKELY IN THE FORM OF SNOW. FOG
CHANCES REMAIN LOW, HOWEVER. WINDS BECOME EASTERLY AROUND 5 MPH OR
LESS TODAY, TRANSITIONING TO NORTHEASTERLY AND INCREASING
OVERNIGHT. SNOW AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
5 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................6 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 57 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........34 12 21 23 28 21 30 34 60 74
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
TEMP............29 35 41 47 51 54 56 56 58 56
RH..............90 78 70 58 52 45 44 41 39 42
APARNT TMP (F)..29 35 41 47 51 54 56 56 58 56
20 FT WIND DIR..E E E E SE S S S SW N
20 FT WIND DIR..070 090 100 110 140 160 180 190 210 340
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
20 FT WIND GUST.6 6 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.7 1.1 2.0 3.1 4.3 5.2 5.5 5.3 2.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E SE SE S S SW SW SW W
TRANSP WIND DIR.090 110 120 130 170 190 210 210 240 250
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 7 8 9 8 9 9 5
LVORI...........6 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 2
ADI.............6 6 8 18 31 47 48 57 56 16
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 29.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
AFTER 3 AM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 5 TO 14 MPH.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................2 TO 9.
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........82 90 88 81 73 62 69 73 67 65 71 67
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............53 49 45 43 41 38 38 38 37 35 34 33
RH..............49 52 58 62 67 73 73 70 70 75 78 78
APARNT TMP (F)..53 48 44 40 39 36 34 34 32 30 28 28
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND DIR..040 040 040 050 040 050 040 030 030 030 030 040
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 3 5 3 3 5 6 6 6 7 6
20 FT WIND GUST.8 9 10 10 12 13 12 13 13 14 14 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.7 1.0 1.5 1.8 1.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E E E NE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND DIR.080 070 070 070 070 070 070 060 060 040 050 040
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 6 7 10 12 12 12 14 14 13 12 14
LVORI...........2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 4 4
ADI.............2 3 3 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 9
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SNOW LIKELY IN
THE MORNING. SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MIN HUMIDITY........69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 8 TO 17 MPH.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................20 TO 57.
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........78 88 89 92 94 94 95 95 95 95 95 95
WEATHER COV..... LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE.... SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN SN
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 60 60 60 60 60 60 90 90 90 90 90
TEMP............32 30 29 30 32 33 33 32 32 32 31 29
RH..............78 85 88 88 85 78 75 75 72 69 72 78
APARNT TMP (F)..26 23 22 22 25 26 26 25 24 24 22 20
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N
20 FT WIND DIR..040 040 030 030 030 030 020 010 010 000 000 350
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 20 21 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N
TRANSP WIND DIR.040 050 030 030 030 020 000 350 000 000 000 000
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 10 9 9 9 8 9 12 14 16 17
LVORI...........4 4 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 1 3 3
ADI.............30 28 20 20 23 25 23 28 38 42 50 57
FORECASTER...CARLBERG
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN POPE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2601350.0/CAE
.DELDT 01/30/26
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