756
FNUS72 KCHS 140804
FWSCHS
SPOT FORECAST FOR FMNF C162 A...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
404 AM EDT THU MAY 14 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 EDT ON MAY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE BURN SITE THIS MORNING AROUND 8
AM. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NW. WINDS THIS
AFTERNOON WILL GENERALLY BE AROUND 10 KNOTS, WITH GUSTS INTO THE
UPPER TEENS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES THIS AFTERNOON WILL DROP TO
NEAR CRITICAL VALUES, AROUND 30%. NO SEABREEZE IS FORECAST THIS
AFTERNOON AS WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE NW THROUGH THE DAY.
OVERNIGHT FOG POTENTIAL TONIGHT IS VERY LOW.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH.
MAX ADI.............136.
INVERSION END.......0900.
TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............72 75 78 80 80 81 81 82
RH..............64 54 45 38 35 33 33 32
20 FT WIND DIR..NW N NW NW NW NW NW NW
20 FT WIND SPD..5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6
20 FT WIND GUST.13 11 13 13 13 13 13 13
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.5 3.4 4.9 6.6 7.0 7.2 7.5 6.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 12 14 14 14 18 18 18
LVORI...........1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ADI.............40 52 78 107 120 132 136 127
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
MAX LVORI...........4.
MIN ADI.............1.
INVERSION BEGIN.....2000.
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM
SKY (%).........1 2 3 3 4 5
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............80 74 66 61 57 54
RH..............34 41 50 56 62 69
20 FT WIND......NW 5 NW 3 N 1 N 2 N 2 N 2
20 FT WIND GUST.11 9 9 9 9 11
MIX HGT (FT)....5700 600 400 400 400 400
TRANSPORT WIND..NW 10 NW 10 N 2 N 2 N 2 N 2
LVORI...........2 2 2 3 3 4
ADI.............1 2 1 1 1 1
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 6100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 8 TO 10 MPH IN THE
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON, THEN SHIFTING
TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MAX ADI.............48.
INVERSION END.......0900.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 10 AM 2 PM
SKY (%).........2 1 2
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0
TEMP............54 66 78
RH..............69 52 35
20 FT WIND......N 3G11 N 2G9 W 1G7
MIX HGT (FT)....400 3400 5400
TRANSPORT WIND..N 4 N 10 NW 8
LVORI...........3 1 1
ADI.............3 40 46
FORECASTER...MASKELL
REQUESTED BY...MIKE LESLIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 05/14/26
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