580  
FNUS72 KCAE 251746  
FWSCAE  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SRS DOVE FIELDS RX...US FOREST SERVICE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
146 PM EDT TUE AUG 25 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EDT ON AUGUST 26.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A BIT OF PATCHY FOG/LOW CLOUDS COULD BE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 7-9AM WEDNESDAY  
WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS, BUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE  
THROUGH THE MORNING WITH SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS DEVELOPING, AROUND 3-6 MPH.  
AS THE INVERSION BREAKS AROUND 10AM-12PM, A COUPLE GUSTS NEAR 10 MPH WILL  
BE POSSIBLE. WINDS MAY TREND A BIT MORE SOUTH-SOUTHEASTERLY CONTINUING  
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES ABOVE 50% AS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE  
INCREASES. THIS INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO YIELD ISOLATED  
TO SCATTERED SHOWERS/STORMS AS EARLY AS 12-2PM, BUT MORE LIKELY AFTER 2PM,  
CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE SOME SHOWER ACTIVITY  
CONTINUES INTO THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD, BUT CONFIDENCE IN THIS IS LOW. THURSDAY  
SHOULD BE FAIRLY SIMILAR WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS/STORMS  
EXPECTED.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE  
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.  
MIN HUMIDITY........60 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH.  
LVORI...............5.  
ADI.................3 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 45 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........22 28 29 28 40 52 68 60 55 55  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 10 10 10 20 20 20 30 30 30  
TEMP............72 73 78 81 86 88 89 89 90 87  
RH..............100 100 91 82 72 66 61 61 60 63  
APARNT TMP (F)..72 73 78 87 96 98 98 98 99 94  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N SE SE SE S S S S S  
20 FT WIND DIR..000 000 130 150 150 160 160 160 170 170  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 0 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 6 7 8 9 9 9 9  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 1.2 1.9 2.7 3.6 4.4 5.0 4.4 4.5 3.9  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE  
TRANSP WIND DIR.140 160 150 140 140 150 150 150 140 150  
TRANSP WIND SPD.3 5 5 6 6 6 7 8 7 8  
LVORI...........9 8 5 3 3 3 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............3 7 12 20 26 32 43 45 39 40  
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE  
IN THE EVENING, THEN GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH.  
LVORI...............7.  
ADI.................2 TO 37.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........58 60 47 39 52 45 50 53 57 57 57 57  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC SCH SCH CHC SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........CHC CHC SCH SCH CHC SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH  
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 20 20 30 20 30 10 40 40 40 40  
TEMP............86 84 79 77 76 75 74 74 72 72 71 71  
RH..............65 72 85 90 94 97 100 100 100 100 100 100  
APARNT TMP (F)..93 91 79 77 76 75 74 74 72 72 71 71  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S SE SE SE SE S S N N N N  
20 FT WIND DIR..170 160 150 150 150 150 160 170 000 000 000 000  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0  
20 FT WIND GUST.9 9 8 7 7 8 6 5 5 5 3 3  
MIX HGT (KFT)...3.6 1.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S SE S SE S S S S S S SW SW  
TRANSP WIND DIR.160 150 170 150 160 170 180 180 190 200 210 210  
TRANSP WIND SPD.8 8 6 7 7 8 7 7 6 5 5 5  
LVORI...........3 3 5 6 6 8 9 9 9 10 10 10  
ADI.............37 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 2 2 2  
   
THURSDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......70 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.  
MIN HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY  
AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS  
LATE IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.  
LVORI...............6.  
ADI.................2 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 46 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........60 62 65 64 63 62 68 74 80 80 80 80  
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY  
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW  
TSTM COV........SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC  
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 30 30 30 30 30 30 70 70 70 70  
TEMP............71 71 72 74 77 80 83 87 89 89 87 85  
RH..............100 100 100 98 94 88 79 71 66 67 70 75  
APARNT TMP (F)..71 71 72 74 77 85 92 97 100 100 98 94  
20 FT WIND DIR..N S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
20 FT WIND DIR..000 200 200 210 220 230 230 240 240 240 240 240  
20 FT WIND SPD..0 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.3 3 3 3 5 5 6 7 8 8 8 8  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.4 0.8 1.3 1.8 2.5 3.6 4.7 5.4 5.0 4.1 3.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
TRANSP WIND DIR.220 230 220 220 230 230 230 230 230 230 220 210  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 3 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 7 7  
LVORI...........10 9 9 8 5 3 3 1 1 1 3 3  
ADI.............2 3 5 7 11 19 27 41 46 43 36 27  
 
 
FORECASTER...HICKOK  
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN POPE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2620505.0/CAE  
.DELDT 08/25/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL KEVIN.POPE@USDA.GOV  
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