245  
FNUS72 KCHS 051121  
FWSCHS  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR KING SWAMP...USDA FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
721 AM EDT MON MAY 5 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 EDT ON MAY 05.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
QUIET CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION TODAY UNDER THE  
INFLUENCE OF HIGH PRESSURE. A SEA BREEZE COULD REACH THE SITE LATE  
THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY IN THE EVENING, TURNING WINDS A BIT MORE  
SOUTHERLY. ANOTHER DRY DAY IS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY.  
 
FOG POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT: LOW.  
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 83.  
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH LATE  
IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 7000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MAX ADI.............95.  
INVERSION END.......0900.  
 
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........25 22 22 23 25 26 26 20 13 6  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............60 69 73 78 80 81 82 83 83 82  
RH..............100 81 68 58 51 47 44 43 41 41  
20 FT WIND DIR..N E S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 1 3 5 6 6 7 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST. 2 4 9 9 9 9 9 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.1 1.3 2.5 4.4 5.6 6.5 6.9 7.0 7.0 6.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE W W W SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.4 6 6 6 10 10 10 12 12 12  
LVORI...........6 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............5 8 19 42 59 73 86 95 95 77  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MAX HUMIDITY........87 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING  
BECOMING LIGHT.  
MAX LVORI...........6.  
MIN ADI.............1.  
INVERSION BEGIN.....1900.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........4 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 3 8 14 20  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............80 77 73 70 68 67 65 64 63 61 60 60  
RH..............44 52 59 68 76 78 84 84 84 87 87 84  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW S S SW SW SW W W NW NW N  
20 FT WIND SPD..7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 7 4 2 2 2 2 2 2  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.9 1.7 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 8 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
LVORI...........2 2 3 3 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6  
ADI.............1 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
   
TUESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.  
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 5700 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING  
TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MAX ADI.............52.  
INVERSION END......0900.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........21 20 12 19 12 13 6 7 13 16 17 16  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............59 59 62 68 73 78 81 82 84 84 84 82  
RH..............87 83 75 61 51 45 41 41 40 40 41 44  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N NW NW NW W W SW SW SW S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST. 2 2 4  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.5 1.3 2.1 3.3 4.4 5.0 5.7 5.2 4.8 4.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N NW NW NW W W W SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.2 2 2 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8  
LVORI...........6 5 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............2 2 1 10 16 25 38 43 52 48 45 41  
 

 
 
FORECASTER...HOLLOWAY  
REQUESTED BY...LILIA NAVARRETE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2512775.2/CHS  
.DELDT 05/05/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL SCSCC@FIRENET.GOV,BENJAMIN.KUHN@USDA.GOV  
 
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