622  
FNUS72 KCHS 230802  
FWSCHS  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR C15 LL FMNF...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC  
402 AM EDT FRI OCT 23 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON OCTOBER 23.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE A BIT  
HIGHER COMPARED TO THE PAST FEW DAYS WITH 20-FT WINDS EXPECTED  
TO REACH 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 15 MPH. RH VALUES SHOULD  
BOTTOM OUT AROUND 25%. WINDS WILL REMAIN SOMEWHAT ELEVATED TONIGHT  
RESULTING IN FAIR DISPERSION AND NO RISK FOR FOG.  
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.  
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH LATE  
IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 10 TO 16 MPH.  
MAX ADI.............87.  
INVERSION END.......0930.  
 
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............46 54 61 65 68 71 72 72 71  
RH..............83 57 46 38 32 27 25 25 25  
20 FT WIND DIR..N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
20 FT WIND SPD..3 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 11 11 11 11 11 11 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 1.1 2.0 2.8 3.5 4.1 4.5 4.6 4.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 10 16 16 16 16 16 16  
LVORI...........5 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............4 19 38 57 69 73 85 87 76  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER  
3 AM.  
MAX LVORI...........9.  
MIN ADI.............1.  
INVERSION BEGIN.....1930.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........0 9 2 2 10 15  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............68 57 53 52 51 50  
RH..............29 57 66 71 86 100  
20 FT WIND......NE 3 NE 1 NE 2 NE 3 NE 4 NE 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.7 5 7 9 9 11  
MIX HGT (FT)....1400 400 400 400 400 500  
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 6 NE 6 NE 2 NE 4 NE 4 NE 6  
LVORI...........2 3 4 3 6 9  
ADI.............1 1 1 2 3 3  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.  
MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH  
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH INCREASING TO 18 TO 20  
MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MAX ADI.............82.  
INVERSION END.......0830.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........27 24 12 31  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0  
TEMP............50 54 66 72  
RH..............100 86 61 49  
20 FT WIND......NE 6G13 NE 7G18 NE 8G18 NE 8G20  
MIX HGT (FT)....500 1700 2700 4400  
TRANSPORT WIND..NE 8 NE 18 NE 20 NE 20  
LVORI...........8 4 1 1  
ADI.............7 33 63 80  
 

 
FORECASTER...TAYLOR  
REQUESTED BY...WILL MCCANN  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2624392.0/CHS  
.DELDT 10/23/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL WILLIAM.MCCANN@USDA.GOV  
 
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