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FXUS62 KCAE 082327
AFDCAE
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
727 PM EDT WED APR 8 2026
WHAT HAS CHANGED
AVIATION DISCUSSION UPDATED FOR 00Z FORECAST.
KEY MESSAGES
- 1. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONTINUES INTO THE WEEKEND.
DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGE 1: ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONTINUES INTO THE WEEKEND.
BEFORE WE GET INTO THE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS, IT SHOULD BE NOTED
THAT SOME PATCHY FROST CANNOT BE RULED OUT NEAR THE NORTH
CAROLINA BORDER. DON'T THINK IT'LL BE WIDESPREAD AS WINDS ARE
NOT EXPECTED TO GO CALM FOR LONG, IF AT ALL, AND THERE SHOULD BE
A FEW DEGREES OF DEW POINT DEPRESSION TO AID IN FROST FORMATION
PREVENTION.
VERY DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS CONTINUE THIS EVENING WITH MANY
LOCATIONS STILL REPORTING RH VALUES IN THE 20-25% RANGE AND EAST
TO NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 15-20 MPH AT TIMES. EXPECT THESE
WINDS TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT, BUT REMAIN ELEVATED. AN INCREASE
IN DEW POINTS IS EXPECTED AS WELL, BUT WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES
OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, LOW RH'S CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND
LIKELY FALLING BELOW 30% TOMORROW AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS. WIND
GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE WEAKER, HOWEVER.
AVIATION /00Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO PERSIST.
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO AROUND 4 TO 8 KNOTS OVERNIGHT,
THEN INCREASE TO AROUND 10 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO
17 KNOTS BY 15Z THURSDAY. A FEW PASSING HIGH CIRRUS CLOUDS
WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY, BUT OTHERWISE NO
CIG/VIS RESTRICTIONS THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD.
EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...THE CHANCE OF RESTRICTIONS IS LOW
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
CAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
SC...NONE.
GA...NONE.
DISCUSSION...29
AVIATION...ND
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