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FNUS72 KCHS 041131
FWSCHS
SPOT FORECAST FOR KING SWAMP...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
731 AM EDT SUN MAY 4 2025
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0807 EDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
RADAR DATA SUGGESTS THAT THE WILDFIRE AREA RECEIVED UP TO HALF OF AN
INCH OF RAIN OVERNIGHT. RAIN HAS COME TO AN END THIS MORNING, BUT
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.
THE MAIN TIME PERIOD FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE BETWEEN
2 PM AND 6 PM. WINDS THIS MORNING HAVE TURNED BRIEFLY NORTHEASTERLY,
BUT WILL BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY BY LATE MORNING WITH WIND GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 15-18 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT: LOW.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
EARLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH
THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 16
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX ADI.............59.
INVERSION END.......0800.
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........83 82 82 79 74 67 59 54 50 45
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 40 30 20 30 30 30 30 30 20
TEMP............68 70 73 75 77 78 78 80 80 79
RH..............87 81 73 71 67 64 64 60 58 60
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S
20 FT WIND SPD..6 5 5 6 7 9 10 10 9 8
20 FT WIND GUST.7 9 11 13 16 16 14 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.8 3.3 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.3 3.8 3.5 3.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 12 12 12 16 16 16 14 14 14
LVORI...........5 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............8 23 43 55 59 57 38 54 59 51
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
BECOMING LIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING.
MAX LVORI...........10.
MIN ADI.............1.
INVERSION BEGIN.....1900.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........42 38 35 28 21 16 16 18 22 27 32 34
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20 20 20 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............78 75 72 69 68 66 65 64 62 61 60 58
RH..............62 69 76 84 87 93 97 97 100 97 96 100
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S SW SW SW W W NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1
20 FT WIND GUST.11 9 7 5 4 4 2 2 2
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.8 1.3 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
LVORI...........3 3 4 5 6 7 9 9 10 9 9 10
ADI.............1 5 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
MONDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 7100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MAX ADI.............83.
INVERSION END.......0900.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........34 31 20 22 23 14 10 11 14 14 12 10
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10
TEMP............58 57 61 66 72 76 79 81 82 82 82 81
RH..............96 100 90 75 64 56 50 46 43 43 44 46
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N NW W W SW SW SW S S
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 5 5 5
20 FT WIND GUST.2 2 2 2 2 4 4 5 5 7 7 7
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 1.1 1.9 4.1 5.8 6.4 7.1 6.6 6.1 5.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.2 2 2 6 6 6 10 10 10 12 12 12
LVORI...........9 10 7 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............1 1 2 6 14 36 57 72 78 83 78 73
FORECASTER...HOLLOWAY
REQUESTED BY...LILIA NAVARRETE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 05/04/25
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