853
FNUS72 KCHS 160710
FWSCHS
SPOT FORECAST FOR C192 S SC-FMNF...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
210 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON JANUARY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
THE CENTER OF A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PASS OVER THE
REGION TODAY. THIS AIRMASS WILL PROVIDE VERY DRY AIR, SUNNY
CONDITIONS, AND WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES THIS AFTERNOON ARE FORECAST TO RANGE AROUND 30
PERCENT AT THE BURN SITE THIS AFTERNOON. WEAK TRANSPORT WINDS
EXPECTED BY 1800, SPEEDS LESS THAN 5 MPH THROUGH THE REST OF
THE NIGHT. LIGHT RETURN FLOW WILL BRING WARMING TEMPERATURES
AND DEWPOINTS ACROSS THE REGION ON SATURDAY.
A STRONG COLD FRONT IS TIMED TO SWEEP FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS
THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT, VEERING WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST. IN
ADDITION, THE FRONT COMBINED WITH A DEVELOPING COASTAL LOW MAY
SUPPORT AN AREA OF LIGHT RAIN LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD BEGIN TO BUILD ACROSS THE
REGION SUNDAY NIGHT, WITH A RIDGE REMAINING THROUGH MID-WEEK.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 2800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 12 TO 14 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MAX ADI.............42.
INVERSION END.......0900
TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........2 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 5
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............32 37 41 43 46 47 47 47 47
RH..............47 38 31 33 29 32 34 38 42
20 FT WIND DIR..W SW SW S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..1 1 2 3 3 4 6 3 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 7 9 9 11 11 11 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.2 1.8 2.1 2.4 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.4 2.1
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.4 4 4 12 12 12 14 14 14
LVORI...........2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............6 11 19 28 40 39 42 41 34
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MAX LVORI...........7.
MIN ADI.............1.
INVERSION BEGIN.....1800
TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........6 3 7 15 18 7
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............43 39 38 38 39 41
RH..............53 73 82 85 89 85
20 FT WIND......S 2 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.11 11 11 11 11 11
MIX HGT (FT)....700 600 600 500 500 600
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4
LVORI...........2 3 5 5 7 5
ADI.............3 2 2 2 2 2
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN
BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH INCREASING TO 14 TO 22
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MAX ADI.............78.
INVERSION END.......0800
TIME (EST) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY (%).........14 45 66
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0
TEMP............42 56 64
RH..............86 66 52
20 FT WIND......SW 3G13 SW 5G14 SW 6G14
MIX HGT (FT)....600 2100 3100
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 8 SW 20 SW 22
LVORI...........5 1 1
ADI.............6 52 68
FORECASTER...DIXON
REQUESTED BY...WILLIAM MCCANN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 01/16/26
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.EMAIL WILLIAM.MCCANN@USDA.GOV
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