081  
FNUS72 KCAE 140831  
FWSCAE  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CSNWR RX 03/14/2026...USFWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
431 AM EDT SAT MAR 14 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON MARCH 14.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
GENERALLY QUIET WEATHER IS FORECAST AT THE FORECAST POINT TODAY.  
DRY AIR REMAINS IN PLACE, SO ANTICIPATING RH VALUES TO DROP BELOW  
30% AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. THE OVERNIGHT INVERSION SHOULD BREAK AND  
LIFT BY ABOUT 10A. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE LIGHT FOR MOST OF THE  
DAY, SHIFTING FROM WESTERLY THIS MORNING TO SOUTHEASTERLY THIS  
EVENING. THE INVERSION SHOULD SETTLE BACK IN BETWEEN 7A AND 8A,  
WITH FOG AND STRATUS UNLIKELY TONIGHT.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.  
MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING EAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST  
AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING  
TO THE EAST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON  
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 6 TO 8 MPH LATE IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................7 TO 46.  
 
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........3 3 7 2 1 2 2 3 3 2  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............45 48 56 62 66 69 73 73 74 75  
RH..............79 74 53 44 37 33 29 29 29 28  
APARNT TMP (F)..45 48 56 62 66 69 73 73 74 75  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W NW N NE NE E E E SE  
20 FT WIND DIR..260 270 310 000 050 060 080 100 110 120  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 5 6 7 8 9 8 9 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.4 3.3 4.3 4.5 4.8 4.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W NW N NE E E SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND DIR.260 270 300 000 050 070 100 140 140 140  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 7 7 6 6 6 5 6 6 8  
LVORI...........4 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1  
ADI.............8 7 9 12 18 23 23 31 32 46  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.  
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH  
LATE IN THE EVENING, THEN BECOMING LIGHT  
OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH.  
LVORI...............4.  
ADI.................4 TO 42.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........1 0 3 3 3 2 4 2 4 5 3 16  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............73 70 66 62 60 58 56 54 51 50 50 49  
RH..............30 38 43 52 53 57 62 66 74 80 83 89  
APARNT TMP (F)..73 70 66 62 60 58 56 54 51 50 50 48  
20 FT WIND DIR..SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE E E E  
20 FT WIND DIR..120 110 110 110 120 140 130 130 120 100 090 080  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 2 2 2 3 5 3 3 2 2 2 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 7 7 8 9 9 9 8 7 7 7 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.8 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE SE E E E SE S SE SE SE E E  
TRANSP WIND DIR.140 130 110 110 110 140 160 130 130 120 100 100  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 8 9 9 12 12 12 12 10 10 9 10  
LVORI...........1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 5 6  
ADI.............42 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5  
   
SUNDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
SUNNY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN  
EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.  
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 12 MPH.  
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR  
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 9 TO 16 MPH.  
LVORI...............4.  
ADI.................4 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 64 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........18 21 62 72 62 52 57 63 68 72 76 80  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN RN RN RN RN RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 20 20 20 20 20 20 50 50 50 50  
TEMP............49 49 50 53 58 63 67 70 72 73 74 73  
RH..............89 93 93 93 87 78 73 66 64 62 62 64  
APARNT TMP (F)..48 47 48 53 58 63 67 70 72 73 74 73  
20 FT WIND DIR..E NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE  
20 FT WIND DIR..070 060 070 090 100 100 110 120 120 120 120 120  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 5 6 7 9 10 12 13 13 13 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.8 8 9 12 14 15 17 18 20 20 20 18  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 1.1 1.8 2.4 2.9 3.3 3.7 4.2 4.6 4.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND DIR.100 090 090 100 110 120 120 130 130 130 120 120  
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 9 9 12 14 15 16 16 16 16 16  
LVORI...........6 6 6 5 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............4 10 10 13 26 39 47 55 58 61 64 64  
 
 
FORECASTER...LARKIN  
REQUESTED BY...ODEGARD  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2605711.0/CAE  
.DELDT 03/14/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DERRICK_ODEGARD@FWS.GOV  
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