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FNUS72 KCAE 181952
FWSCAE
SPOT FORECAST FOR SAR INCIDENT KERSHAW COUNTY...KERSHAW COUNTY FIRE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
352 PM EDT THU JUN 18 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1600 EDT ON JUNE 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
HOT INTO THIS EVENING WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 90S. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE SAR LOCATION
OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS FROM THE SOUTHWEST. ADDITIONALLY, SOUTHWEST
WINDS MAY BE GUSTY AT TIMES TO AROUND 25 MPH, EXCEPT HIGHER IN
THUNDERSTORMS AND OVER LAKE WATEREE. RAIN CHANCES INCREASE AROUND
MIDNIGHT WHEN THE MAIN AREA OF CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
THROUGH, WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED. SHOWERS
AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE PARTICULARLY EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS STILL GUSTY TO AROUND 20 MPH.
CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH.
TIME (EDT) 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........38 49
WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW
TSTM COV........SCH SCH
CHC OF PCPN (%).20 20
TEMP............91 91
RH..............60 60
APARNT TMP (F)..102 102
SURFACE WND DIR.SW SW
SURFACE WND DIR.240 230
SURFACE WND SPD.13 11
SURFACE WND GST.21 20
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH EARLY IN THE
EVENING BECOMING LIGHT, THEN BECOMING SOUTH 6
TO 7 MPH AFTER 3 AM.
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........53 57 73 68 72 80 82 85 83 84 86 98
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW
TSTM COV........CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC SCH SCH SCH CHC
CHC OF PCPN (%).30 40 20 20 20 40 60 70 60 60 80 100
TEMP............89 85 82 79 78 77 75 75 74 74 73 72
RH..............64 72 79 85 88 88 94 94 97 93 97 100
APARNT TMP (F)..99 94 89 79 78 77 75 75 74 74 73 72
SURFACE WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S
SURFACE WND DIR.240 240 230 230 240 240 230 200 180 180 180 170
SURFACE WND SPD.11 10 7 4 3 2 2 3 3 4 6 7
SURFACE WND GST.20 18 14 10 9 7 7 7 9 10 12 14
JUNETEENTH
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
CHANCE OF PCPN......100 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........63 PERCENT.
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
WEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM
SKY (%).........98 68 52 55
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE RNSHWR
TSTM COV........CHANCE S CHC CHANCE
CHC OF PCPN (%).100 40 10 30
TEMP............72 73 81 87
RH..............100 100 85 68
APARNT TMP (F)..72 73 87 96
SURFACE WIND....S 8G14 W 8G14 W 8G14 W 6G13
SURFACE WND DIR.180 260 280 280
FORECASTER...CARPENTER
REQUESTED BY...WILL GLOVER
TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR
.TAG 2615794.0/CAE
.DELDT 06/18/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL WILL.GLOVER@KERSHAW.SC.GOV
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