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FNUS72 KCAE 130722
FWSCAE
SPOT FORECAST FOR CSNWR RX 03/13/2026...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
322 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON MARCH 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
AS WE GET INTO THE DAY, A DRY AND SUNNY SAY IS ON TAP. THE
SURFACE INVERSION IS FORECAST TO LIFT BETWEEN 9A AND 10A THIS
MORNING, WITH SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS BEGINNING TO MIX TO THE SURFACE
AT THIS POINT. 20FT WINDS THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD INCREASE SLOWLY,
WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE. RH VALUES ARE FORECAST TO FALL
NEAR OR UNDER 30% SOMETIME AROUND 1P, WITH MINIMUM VALUES AROUND
26% THIS AFTERNOON. THE INVERSION SHOULD SETUP AGAIN NEAR SUNSET
THIS EVENING. NOT EXPECTING FOG OR LOW CLOUDS TONIGHT GIVEN THE
DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 17
TO 21 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........4 3 2 2 3 7 9 9 10 11
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............36 39 45 49 52 55 60 62 63 64
RH..............82 76 53 42 38 31 27 26 28 28
20 FT WIND DIR..SE SE S S S S S SW SW SW
20 FT WIND DIR..130 150 160 160 170 190 200 210 220 220
20 FT WIND SPD..2 3 6 8 9 10 10 12 13 13
20 FT WIND GUST.5 9 13 14 15 15 16 18 20 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.7 1.6 2.3 2.7 3.1 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE S S S S SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND DIR.150 150 160 170 180 190 210 210 220 230
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 6 13 12 13 14 17 20 20 21
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
21 MPH IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT BECOMING
LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 9
TO 12 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........7 7 6 9 8 6 3 2 4 5 4 4
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............63 61 58 55 54 52 52 51 50 49 47 46
RH..............30 35 40 47 52 59 59 61 63 66 74 76
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W
20 FT WIND DIR..220 220 220 220 230 230 240 240 250 250 260 260
20 FT WIND SPD..10 9 8 7 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 2
20 FT WIND GUST.21 20 12 10 10 12 10 10 9 8 8 6
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.0 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W
TRANSP WIND DIR.220 220 220 220 220 230 240 250 260 260 270 270
TRANSP WIND SPD.22 18 14 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 12 9
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
7 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........5 7 12 11 8 4 6 7 9 10 12 13
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............45 44 44 47 53 60 65 68 71 72 73 73
RH..............79 82 86 76 59 47 40 36 32 31 30 31
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW W N E E SE SE SE SE SE
20 FT WIND DIR..270 290 310 270 000 080 090 120 130 140 150 150
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.6 5 3 3 5 6 7 8 9 9 9 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.2 1.9 2.7 3.6 4.3 5.0 5.3 5.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.W NW NW N NE E E SE SE SE S S
TRANSP WIND DIR.270 300 310 000 040 070 090 120 140 150 160 160
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 7 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 9
FORECASTER...LARKIN
REQUESTED BY...ODEGARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2605548.0/CAE
.DELDT 03/13/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DERRICK_ODEGARD@FWS.GOV
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