749
FNUS72 KCHS 160720
FWSCHS
SPOT FORECAST FOR NS-03...USAF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
220 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 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 25
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 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 12 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON.
MAX ADI.............36.
INVERSION END.......0900
TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........6 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 6
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............25 30 36 40 43 46 48 49 49 48
RH..............62 49 36 30 27 25 26 25 29 34
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW S S SW SW SW S S
20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 4
20 FT WIND GUST.4 4 5 5 9 11 11 11 11 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 1.1 1.7 2.1 2.4 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.5 1.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.2 4 4 4 10 10 10 12 12 12
LVORI...........3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2
ADI.............1 5 10 18 23 32 36 35 33 24
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...........7.
MIN ADI.............1.
INVERSION BEGIN.....1800
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........5 4 4 3 4 8 9 16 21 13 8 11
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............44 41 37 37 36 35 36 36 36 37 38 38
RH..............43 55 70 72 79 85 85 89 89 85 85 89
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
LVORI...........2 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 7 5 5 7
ADI.............2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH, THEN
BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 14
TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MAX ADI.............71.
INVERSION END.......0900
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........16 13 36 40 43 50 57 64 64 65 65 66
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............38 39 41 47 54 58 61 63 64 65 64 62
RH..............89 92 89 76 66 59 51 48 46 46 48 52
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 6 7 8 8 8 7 6 5 4
20 FT WIND GUST.11 11 13 13 14 16 16 16 16 14 13 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.8 1.4 1.9 2.4 2.9 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.1 2.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 6 16 16 16 20 20 20 14 14 14
LVORI...........6 6 6 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
ADI.............4 4 5 23 38 51 65 71 66 53 45 27
FORECASTER...DIXON
REQUESTED BY...EMORY MAXWELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2600312.0/CHS
.DELDT 01/16/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL EMORY_MAXWELL@FWS.GOV
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