135  
FNUS72 KCHS 211734  
FWSCHS  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PLANNING FMF C-122B #10...USDA FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
1234 PM EST WED JAN 21 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EST ON JANUARY 22.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
DRY WEATHER AND WARMING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH  
THURSDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL TREND UPWARDS FOR THE MID  
TO LATE WEEK TIME PERIOD, WITH GENERALLY LIGHT 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.  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.  
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 2900 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH  
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN BECOMING LIGHT  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX ADI.............24.  
INVERSION END.......1000.  
 
TIME (EST) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........29 29 19 18 20 25 29 19  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............54 59 63 64 65 66 64 62  
RH..............71 60 50 48 46 45 48 56  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W N  
20 FT WIND SPD..1 2 2 2 2 2 1 0  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 1.3 1.9 2.5 2.8 2.9 2.8 1.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
TRANSP WIND SPD.4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4  
LVORI...........4 2 2 2 2 2 2 3  
ADI.............1 12 17 21 24 21 16 1  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MAX LVORI...........10.  
MIN ADI.............1.  
INVERSION BEGIN.....1730.  
 
TIME (EST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........29 23 41 44 50 58  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............59 50 48 46 45 44  
RH..............62 83 89 96 100 100  
20 FT WIND......N 0 N 0 N 0 N 0 N 0 NE 1  
20 FT WIND GUST.4 2 4 2 4 4  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 400 400 400 400 400  
TRANSPORT WIND..N 0 N 0 N 0 N 0 N 0 NE 2  
LVORI...........3 6 7 9 10 10  
ADI.............1 1 1 1 1 1  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.  
MIN HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 1600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX ADI.............14.  
INVERSION END.......1000.  
 
TIME (EST) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........62 61 58 64  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 20  
TEMP............44 52 61 63  
RH..............100 83 67 62  
20 FT WIND......NE 1G5 NE 1G5 NE 2G9 N 2G9  
MIX HGT (FT)....400 600 1300 1500  
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 2 NE 2 NE 6 NE 6  
LVORI...........10 6 3 2  
ADI.............1 1 11 11  
 
 
 
FORECASTER...HOLLOWAY  
REQUESTED BY...KELLY WETZEL WILSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2600744.0/CHS  
.DELDT 01/21/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL KELLY.WETZELWILSON@USDA.GOV  
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