768  
FNUS72 KCHS 210928  
FWSCHS  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR FMF C121 QUAIL #16...USDA FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
428 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. THERE COULD BE STEAM FOG ON THE SANTEE RIVER EARLY THIS  
MORNING. FOG IS NOT EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING 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.........PARTLY SUNNY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.  
MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH.  
MAX ADI.............38.  
INVERSION END.......1100.  
 
TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........39 36 56 48 66 59 76 73  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............46 51 54 57 58 58 59 56  
RH..............68 61 61 57 57 62 60 66  
20 FT WIND DIR..NE E E E E E E E  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 7 7 7 7 5 4  
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.0 2.4 3.1 3.4 3.4 3.1 2.6 0.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.E E SE SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 10 10 10 6 6 6  
LVORI...........3 2 1 1 1 2 2 4  
ADI.............6 24 35 38 38 30 23 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 (%).........70 82 76 85 95 92  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............53 46 45 44 42 42  
RH..............77 96 96 96 100 100  
20 FT WIND......N 0 N 0 N 0 N 0 N 0 N 0  
20 FT WIND GUST.4 4 2 4 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 9 9 9 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 2600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MAX ADI.............23.  
INVERSION END.......1100.  
 
TIME (EST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........91 56 25 17  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............42 46 60 65  
RH..............96 89 58 46  
20 FT WIND......N 0G4 N 0G4 NW 1G5 W 1G5  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 400 2000 2600  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 0 NW 2 W 6 W 6  
LVORI...........9 7 2 2  
ADI.............1 1 17 23  
 

 
FORECASTER...BERRY  
REQUESTED BY...BEN KUHN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2600674.0/CHS  
.DELDT 01/21/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BENJAMIN.KUHN@USDA.GOV  
 
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