439
FNUS72 KCAE 261109
FWSCAE
SPOT FORECAST FOR CSNWR RX 02/26/2026...US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
609 AM EST THU FEB 26 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 EST ON FEBRUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
BREEZY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
FRONTAL BOUNDARY. WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHOULD INCREASE TO AROUND 15
MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25-30 MPH BY LATE MORNING THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING AND
BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD LATER THIS MORNING AND A THUNDERSTORM
CANNOT BE RULED OUT. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY SHOULD MOVE THROUGH THE
BURN SITE JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT WITH A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND
NORTHEAST. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED LATE AFTERNOON AND THIS
EVENING. DEPENDING ON WHERE THE FRONT STALLS THERE MAY BE SOME
ISOLATED SHOWERS LINGERING OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY. FOG LATE TONIGHT
INTO FRIDAY MORNING IS PROBABLE AND COULD POSSIBLY BE DENSE.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY IN THE
MORNING, THEN RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......80 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 29
MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN DECREASING TO
AROUND 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................21 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 68 IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........94 94 91 91 90 90 91 91 92 81
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC LKY LKY DEF DEF LKY DEF DEF CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........ SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 70 70 80 80 60 80 80 40
TEMP............55 56 58 59 60 61 62 62 62 63
RH..............96 96 90 90 87 81 82 79 79 77
APARNT TMP (F)..55 56 58 59 60 61 62 62 62 63
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
20 FT WIND DIR..210 210 220 220 220 220 220 230 240 230
20 FT WIND SPD..14 15 15 16 17 17 16 15 13 10
20 FT WIND GUST.22 23 23 24 24 24 23 22 20 17
MIX HGT (KFT)...2.0 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.3 1.8
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND DIR.220 220 220 220 230 230 230 230 230 240
TRANSP WIND SPD.21 25 25 28 28 28 29 24 20 15
LVORI...........4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3
ADI.............52 53 54 60 61 62 64 68 58 35
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN LIKELY IN
THE EVENING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
THE NIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN OVERNIGHT. PATCHY FOG
IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
CHANCE OF PCPN......60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE
EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
6 TO 8 MPH OVERNIGHT.
LVORI...............7.
ADI.................3 TO 8.
TIME (EST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........77 79 82 81 79 82 88 87 84 84 80 79
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN
TSTM COV........SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 50 50 60 60 50 30 40 40 40 30 40
TEMP............62 60 58 59 57 57 55 55 54 54 51 51
RH..............85 90 96 93 96 96 100 100 100 100 100 100
APARNT TMP (F)..62 60 58 59 57 57 55 55 54 54 51 51
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND DIR..250 260 250 350 020 030 040 030 040 040 040 040
20 FT WIND SPD..8 6 6 6 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 6
20 FT WIND GUST.15 13 12 10 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 10
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.7 0.3 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.9
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW W N NE NE NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND DIR.240 240 230 240 240 280 000 040 040 050 050 050
TRANSP WIND SPD.12 8 6 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 8
LVORI...........5 6 8 8 6 6 6 8 8 9 9 9
ADI.............8 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). PATCHY FOG EARLY
IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE DAY.
CHANCE OF PCPN......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST 9 TO 12 MPH.
LVORI...............5.
ADI.................11 TO 27.
TIME (EST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........78 82 80 79 78 75 71 68 68 68 68 67
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN
TSTM COV........
CHC OF PCPN (%).40 40 40 40 40 40 40 30 30 30 30 30
TEMP............51 49 51 51 51 52 53 55 56 57 57 56
RH..............100 100 98 99 100 96 90 84 79 75 74 77
APARNT TMP (F)..48 47 48 49 51 52 53 55 56 57 57 56
20 FT WIND DIR..NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
20 FT WIND DIR..040 050 050 050 050 050 050 050 050 060 060 060
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 5
20 FT WIND GUST.10 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 12 10 9
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE
TRANSP WIND DIR.060 060 060 060 060 060 070 070 070 060 060 060
TRANSP WIND SPD.9 9 10 10 12 12 12 10 10 12 12 12
LVORI...........7 7 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 4
ADI.............11 12 15 16 19 21 22 21 23 27 21 25
FORECASTER...COLEMAN
REQUESTED BY...ODEGARD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2604080.0/CAE
.DELDT 02/26/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL DERRICK_ODEGARD@FWS.GOV
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