500
FNUS72 KCAE 180712
FWSCAE
SPOT FORECAST FOR DP-04A RX...USAF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
312 AM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON JUNE 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
EXPECT SW WINDS GUSTING TO 15 TO 25 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS
THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR APPROACHES FROM THE SW. WE
WILL SEE INCREASING RAIN CHANCES INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON AS DEEP
MOISTURE FLOWS INTO THE REGION. EXPECT PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 24 MPH
IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 17 TO 22 MPH.
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........42 31 35 40 21 29 34 53 55 57
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 10 10 0 10 10 20 20 20
TEMP............76 79 82 85 88 90 91 92 90 89
RH..............94 85 77 72 63 58 56 54 57 58
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND DIR..230 240 240 240 240 240 240 240 230 230
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 10 10 10 12 13 12 12
20 FT WIND GUST.16 19 19 20 20 21 21 22 21 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.6 2.3 3.1 3.7 4.1 4.7 5.1 4.8 4.0 4.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND DIR.230 240 240 240 240 240 250 240 240 230
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 20 21 22 22 22 22 21 21 22
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
OVERNIGHT. PATCHY FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......90 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH
AFTER 3 AM. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 21 MPH.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........57 76 72 62 81 81 80 76 86 87 84 94
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY DEF
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 30 30 30 20 30 50 50 50 70 70 90
TEMP............88 85 82 80 79 78 77 76 76 75 74 74
RH..............61 65 74 78 81 87 89 90 89 90 93 93
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW S S SW SW
20 FT WIND DIR..230 240 240 230 220 210 200 210 200 200 200 210
20 FT WIND SPD..12 10 7 6 6 5 6 6 6 7 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.20 18 15 15 14 13 13 14 15 16 19 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.9 1.9 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND DIR.230 240 240 230 220 210 210 210 210 210 220 220
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 16 15 14 13 12 12 13 14 15 15 16
JUNETEENTH
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE
DAY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY
FOG EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN
GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 23 MPH.
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........88 87 85 78 69 55 59 58 70 71 66 57
WEATHER COV.....DEF LKY DEF LKY CHC CHC SCH CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).80 70 80 70 20 30 20 10 10 10 10 30
TEMP............74 72 74 74 76 78 80 81 83 85 86 86
RH..............93 100 97 100 97 94 91 88 81 75 72 75
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W
20 FT WIND DIR..220 220 230 230 230 230 240 260 260 260 260 250
20 FT WIND SPD..10 12 12 12 10 10 10 10 9 9 8 8
20 FT WIND GUST.20 19 19 20 20 20 20 19 19 18 16 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.6 1.4 2.1 2.9 3.3 3.2 3.5 4.1 5.1 5.1 4.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW W SW W W W W W W
TRANSP WIND DIR.230 230 220 240 250 240 260 260 270 270 270 270
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 14 20 20 23 22 20 18 17 15 14 17
FORECASTER...ROHRBACH
REQUESTED BY...EMORY MAXWELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2615720.0/CAE
.DELDT 06/18/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL EMORY_MAXWELL@FWS.GOV
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