262
FNUS72 KCHS 210916
FWSCHS
SPOT FORECAST FOR FMF C-87...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
416 AM EST WED JAN 21 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON JANUARY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
DRY WEATHER AND WARMING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH
THURSDAY. FOG IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL TREND UPWARDS TODAY AND REMAIN ABOVE 40% THROUGH THURSDAY,
WITH GENERALLY LIGHT SURFACE WINDS AS WELL. A STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH
OUR REGION BY THE END OF THE WEEK AND POSSIBLY IMPACT THE LOCAL AREA
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 6
TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX ADI.............38.
INVERSION END.......1100.
TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........41 28 38 35 50 60 59 77
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............46 51 55 58 59 59 60 58
RH..............63 59 57 55 55 57 55 62
20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E SE SE SE N
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 1 0
20 FT WIND GUST.7 7 7 7 7 5 5 4
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 2.1 2.9 3.3 3.4 3.2 2.7 0.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E SE SE SE S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 10 10 10 6 6 6
LVORI...........3 2 1 1 1 1 2 3
ADI.............3 22 33 37 38 32 27 1
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MAX LVORI...........10.
MIN ADI.............1.
INVERSION BEGIN.....1700.
TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........71 73 72 85 94 93
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............55 48 45 44 42 42
RH..............72 89 96 100 100 100
20 FT WIND......N 0 N 0 N 0 N 0 N 0 N 0
20 FT WIND GUST.4 2 2 2 4 4
MIX HGT (FT)....400 400 400 400 400 400
TRANSPORT WIND..N 0 N 0 N 0 N 0 N 0 N 0
LVORI...........4 7 9 10 10 10
ADI.............1 1 1 1 1 1
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 2800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX ADI.............22.
INVERSION END.......1100.
TIME (EST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........94 57 27 18
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0
TEMP............42 47 61 65
RH..............100 86 56 46
20 FT WIND......N 0G2 N 0G4 NW 1G5 W 1G5
MIX HGT (FT)....400 400 1900 2700
TRANSPORT WIND..N 0 NW 2 W 6 W 6
LVORI...........10 6 2 2
ADI.............1 1 17 19
FORECASTER...BERRY
REQUESTED BY...KELLY WETZEL WILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 01/21/26
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