641  
FNUS72 KCAE 180910  
FWSCAE  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SRS CPT 18 RX...USFS - SAVANNAH RIVER  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
510 AM EDT THU APR 18 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 EDT ON APRIL 18.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WILL SINK SOUTH THROUGH THE AREA TODAY  
WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE SURFACE WINDS AT SUNRISE BECOMING MORE  
WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY AROUND 5 TO 7 MPH. WINDS MAY SHIFT BACK  
TO THE SOUTHWEST MID AFTERNOON IN RESPONSE TO AN APPROACHING  
FRONT. MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES EXPECTED TODAY WITH VERY WARM  
TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 80S TO AROUND 90 DEGREES. DEEP  
MIXING SHOULD RESULT IN MIN RH VALUES AROUND 25 TO 30  
PERCENT. CHANCES OF RAIN INCREASE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE  
THROUGH FRIDAY.  
 
 
   
REST OF TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.  
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE  
LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 5 TO 7 MPH.  
LVORI...............3.  
ADI.................5 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 48 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........24 15 7 8 10 11 10 9 8  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............68 74 80 83 85 87 88 88 89  
RH..............81 66 54 47 41 36 33 30 29  
APARNT TMP (F)..68 74 81 83 85 86 86 86 87  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W W W W W  
20 FT WIND DIR..250 280 290 290 280 280 280 270 260  
20 FT WIND SPD..2 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 7 8 7 6 6 6 6 6  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.9 3.2 4.5 5.5 6.1 6.7 7.0 7.0  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW NW W NW NW W W W W  
TRANSP WIND DIR.300 300 290 300 300 290 280 270 260  
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 6  
LVORI...........4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1  
ADI.............5 14 28 39 39 43 46 48 48  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF PCPN......0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.  
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.  
LVORI...............4.  
ADI.................2 TO 34.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM  
SKY (%).........7 5 8 11 14 21  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............87 80 73 69 67 65  
RH..............32 49 66 76 81 90  
APARNT TMP (F)..85 81 73 69 67 65  
20 FT WIND......W 3 SW 3 SW 2 SW 2 S 3 SW 3  
20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 5 5 5  
20 FT WIND DIR..250 220 210 210 200 220  
MIX HGT (FT)....6000 500 400 400 400 500  
TRANSP WIND DIR.250 230 220 210 220 230  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5 SW 3  
LVORI...........1 2 3 4 5 7  
ADI.............34 2 2 2 2 2  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 89.  
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS BECOMING WEST 5 TO 9 MPH. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS EARLY  
IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 6 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 16 MPH  
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.  
LVORI...............5.  
ADI.................3 EARLY IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 102 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6 AM 9 AM NOON 3 PM  
SKY (%).........27 29 32 30  
WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC CHANCE  
WEATHER TYPE....NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR  
TSTM COV........ CHANCE  
CHC OF PCPN (%).10 20 20 30  
TEMP............64 71 85 89  
RH..............93 76 51 42  
APARNT TMP (F)..64 71 87 90  
20 FT WIND......W 3G6 W 6G8 W 8G12 W 9G14  
20 FT WIND DIR..250 260 250 260  
MIX HGT (FT)....300 1200 4400 5800  
TRANSP WIND DIR.250 270 250 270  
TRANSPORT WIND..W 6 W 8 W 13 W 16  
LVORI...........6 4 1 1  
ADI.............3 12 65 102  
 

 
FORECASTER...COLEMAN  
REQUESTED BY...KEVIN POPE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2411272.0/CAE  
.DELDT 04/18/24  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL KEVIN.POPE@USDA.GOV  
 
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