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FNUS72 KCHS 170917
FWSCHS
SPOT FORECAST FOR C125 SC-FMNF...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
417 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EST ON JANUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A RETURN FLOW WILL BRING WARMING TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER DEWPOINTS
ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS TIMED TO SWEEP FROM
WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING, VEERING WINDS FROM
THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT. LIGHT RAINS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT TONIGHT
AND SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD BEGIN TO BUILD ACROSS THE REGION
SUNDAY NIGHT AND REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MID-WEEK.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN
THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN
BECOMING LIGHT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 2900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH.
MAX ADI.............43.
INVERSION END.......1030.
TIME (EST) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........23 24 42 51 67 64 63 64 68
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............47 54 57 61 62 62 63 63 60
RH..............79 64 59 51 48 48 48 48 55
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND SPD..4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 2
20 FT WIND GUST.11 13 13 13 13 13 13 11 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 1.2 1.8 2.2 2.8 2.9 2.8 1.8 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 12 16 16 16 10 10 10
LVORI...........4 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 3
ADI.............4 22 37 33 37 35 43 29 2
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER 3 AM.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MAX LVORI...........8.
MIN ADI.............1.
INVERSION BEGIN.....1700.
TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........69 68 80 87 96 93
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 20 40
TEMP............57 50 48 47 46 45
RH..............62 83 83 86 86 89
20 FT WIND......SW 2 SW 1 W 1 NW 1 NW 2 NW 2
20 FT WIND GUST.7 5 5 5 7 9
MIX HGT (FT)....400 400 400 400 500 800
TRANSPORT WIND..SW 2 SW 2 W 2 NW 2 NW 2 NW 2
LVORI...........3 6 6 6 6 7
ADI.............1 1 1 1 1 1
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY EARLY IN THE
MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. RAIN
SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO 18
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MAX ADI.............36.
INVERSION END.......0800.
TIME (EST) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY (%).........97 96 82
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).70 90 60
TEMP............43 43 43
RH..............93 100 89
20 FT WIND......NW 2G9 NW 4G13 NW 5G13
MIX HGT (FT)....700 1600 1700
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 6 NW 16 W 16
LVORI...........7 4 4
ADI.............2 27 28
FORECASTER...BERRY
REQUESTED BY...KELLY WETZEL-WILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 01/17/26
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