499
FNUS72 KCHS 162045
FWSCHS
SPOT FORECAST FOR FMF C125 PLANNING...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
345 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON JANUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL BRING WARMING TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER
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,
POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SOME SNOW INLAND LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD BEGIN TO BUILD ACROSS THE
REGION SUNDAY NIGHT, WITH A RIDGE REMAINING THROUGH MID-WEEK.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
AND EARLY AFTERNOON BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH.
MAX ADI.............63.
INVERSION END.......1000.
TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........20 41 46 46 49 47 57 73
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............54 58 61 63 64 63 63 60
RH..............66 57 51 48 45 48 48 58
20 FT WIND DIR..S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 6 5 5 4 2
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 13 14 13 13 11 11
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.4 2.1 2.7 3.4 3.3 3.2 2.3 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.18 18 18 18 18 10 10 10
LVORI...........3 1 1 1 1 1 2 3
ADI.............32 48 58 63 62 54 29 3
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MAX LVORI...........7.
MIN ADI.............1.
INVERSION BEGIN.....1700.
TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........60 75 90 95 96 95
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 50 50
TEMP............57 51 49 48 46 44
RH..............64 80 86 89 89 89
20 FT WIND......SW 2 W 1 W 1 NW 1 NW 1 NW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.7 5 5 5 7 9
MIX HGT (FT)....400 400 400 500 900 1600
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 2 SW 2 W 2 NW 2 NW 2 NW 12
LVORI...........3 6 6 7 7 6
ADI.............1 1 1 1 1 5
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN
THE MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 47.
MIN HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 2200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH.
MAX ADI.............48.
INVERSION END.......0400.
TIME (EST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........96 94 94 73
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).50 90 90 60
TEMP............42 43 43 43
RH..............89 93 96 82
20 FT WIND......NW 3G11 NW 4G11 NW 5G13 W 5G13
MIX HGT (FT)....1600 1700 1700 2000
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 14 NW 14 NW 16 W 18
LVORI...........4 5 4 3
ADI.............27 24 29 46
FORECASTER...HOLLOWAY
REQUESTED BY...KELLY WETZEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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