521
FNUS72 KCAE 122302
FWSCAE
SPOT FORECAST FOR SALUDA DOVE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
702 PM EDT TUE MAY 12 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON MAY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA WEDNESDAY ALLOWING FOR LIGHT SW
WINDS TO DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON. THROUGHOUT THE MORNING AND
MID-DAY EXPECT WINDS TO BE CALM OR VARIABLE IN DIRECTION.
RH VALUES SHOULD STAY ABOVE 30 PERCENT FOR MOST OF THE DAY BUT
THERE COULD BE A BRIEF PERIOD IN THE AFTERNOON WHERE HUMIDITY DIPS
SLIGHTLY BELOW 30 PERCENT. LIMITED MOISTURE AHEAD OF THE FRONT
WILL LIKELY PREVENT ANY PRECIPITATION, ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE A
WIND SHIFT OVERNIGHT AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA SHIFTING
WINDS TO NE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5 TO
10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................7 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 77 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........13 17 23 25 18 14 8 8 10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5
TEMP............61 66 71 74 76 78 79 80 80
RH..............72 61 51 44 42 39 35 33 33
APARNT TMP (F)..61 66 71 74 76 78 79 80 80
20 FT WIND DIR..NE N N SE SW SW SW W W
20 FT WIND DIR..060 000 000 140 230 240 240 250 250
20 FT WIND SPD..1 0 0 1 2 3 5 5 6
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 3 5 6 8 9 11 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 2.2 3.3 4.2 5.1 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E NE W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND DIR.070 070 050 270 270 260 250 260 270
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 3 5 6 7 8 9 10
LVORI...........4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............7 13 15 25 37 48 59 70 77
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND
5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 9 TO 10
MPH AFTER 3 AM.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................69 EARLY IN THE EVENING DECREASING TO 3 LATE IN
THE NIGHT.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........3 9 6 17 19 13 0 3 9 16 16 19
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............81 79 75 69 66 65 64 63 63 61 60 59
RH..............37 41 50 59 75 78 84 87 87 87 87 83
APARNT TMP (F)..80 79 75 69 66 65 64 63 63 61 60 59
20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW
20 FT WIND DIR..250 240 230 220 240 240 260 270 290 310 320 330
20 FT WIND SPD..5 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5
20 FT WIND GUST.11 8 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...5.4 2.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W SW SW SW W W W NW N N N
TRANSP WIND DIR.270 260 240 230 230 250 250 260 300 340 350 350
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 8 6 7 8 9 10 9 9 9 10 10
LVORI...........1 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 5 5
ADI.............69 4 3 3 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 5
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................4 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 112 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........2 1 2 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 1 1
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............59 58 60 62 66 70 73 75 77 78 79 79
RH..............78 77 72 65 54 46 40 36 32 30 29 29
APARNT TMP (F)..59 58 60 62 66 70 73 75 77 78 79 79
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND DIR..340 340 350 000 350 340 340 330 320 320 310 310
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.11 11 11 12 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 12
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 1.5 2.8 3.8 4.5 5.2 5.9 6.4 7.1 7.5 7.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND DIR.350 000 000 010 350 330 330 320 320 320 320 320
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 14 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 12
LVORI...........4 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............4 9 28 42 55 65 75 91 98 107 112 97
FORECASTER...ROHRBACH
REQUESTED BY...SHAWN DONNELLY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/12/26
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