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FNUS72 KCHS 160715
FWSCHS
SPOT FORECAST FOR FMF C125...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
215 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 BETWEEN 25
TO 30 PERCENT AT THE BURN SITE TODAY. 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 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
MAX ADI.............42.
INVERSION END.......0900
TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........2 1 1 2 2 2 3 5
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............35 40 43 45 46 47 47 46
RH..............36 28 27 26 27 27 31 40
20 FT WIND DIR..SW S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 3 3 4 4 3 2
20 FT WIND GUST.5 7 9 11 11 11 11 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.7 2.1 2.5 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.5 1.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 12 12 12 12 12 12
LVORI...........2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2
ADI.............10 19 29 42 40 39 40 23
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MAX LVORI...........8.
MIN ADI.............1.
INVERSION BEGIN.....1800
TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........5 5 9 11 17 7
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............42 37 36 36 36 37
RH..............50 72 82 85 92 92
20 FT WIND......S 2 S 2 SW 2 SW 2 S 2 SW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 9 9 9
MIX HGT (FT)....500 400 400 400 400 400
TRANSPORT WIND..S 2 S 2 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2
LVORI...........2 4 6 6 8 8
ADI.............1 1 1 1 1 1
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 16 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 14 TO 22 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MAX ADI.............79.
INVERSION END.......0800
TIME (EST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........14 29 56 64
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............38 47 61 63
RH..............92 83 53 48
20 FT WIND......S 3G11 SW 4G13 SW 6G16 SW 5G13
MIX HGT (FT)....500 1500 3200 3400
TRANSPORT WIND..S 4 SW 18 SW 22 SW 14
LVORI...........6 4 1 1
ADI.............4 29 73 59
FORECASTER...DIXON
REQUESTED BY...KELLY WETZEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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