892
FXUS62 KCAE 250514
AFDCAE
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
114 AM EDT SUN OCT 25 2026
WHAT HAS CHANGED
NO APPRECIABLE CHANGES TO KEY MESSAGES AS THE WEATHER REMAINS FAIRLY
QUIET THROUGH THE SEVEN DAY FORECAST PERIOD. AVIATION
DISCUSSION UPDATED FOR 06Z TAFS.
KEY MESSAGES
- 1. DRY WEATHER CONTINUES THIS WEEK WITH GRADUALLY WARMING
TEMPERATURES.
DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGE 1: DRY WEATHER CONTINUES THIS WEEK WITH GRADUALLY
WARMING TEMPERATURES.
THE EXTENDED DRY PERIOD CONTINUES FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE
WEEKEND AND IT WILL LIKELY REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE END OF
OCTOBER. MAINLY SUNNY SKIES ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH BREEZY
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, WHICH COULD GUST INTO THE 20 TO 25 MPH
RANGE, ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON. LOOKING AHEAD TO THE LAST
WEEK OF OCTOBER, TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO GRADUALLY MODERATE
BY A DEGREE OR TWO EACH DAY, POTENTIALLY REACHING ABOVE NORMAL
VALUES BY FRIDAY. THE PATTERN STARTS TO SHOW SOME SIGNS OF
BREAKING DOWN BY LATE WEEK, BUT RATHER QUIETLY AS OPPOSED TO A
STRONG FRONTAL PASSAGE.
AVIATION /06Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
HIGH PRESSURE AND DRY AIR CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE REGION.
WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED A BIT WITH 5 TO 10 KNOTS LIKELY
OVERNIGHT. A STRONG LLJ WILL HELP LIMIT FOG DEVELOPMENT TONIGHT.
BY SUNDAY MID-MORNING, WINDS SHOULD PICK BACK UP WITH GUSTS
OCCASIONALLY UP TO 20 KNOTS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS SHOULD
CALM DOWN SUNDAY NIGHT LIKE THE PREVIOUS NIGHTS. MOSTLY CLEAR
SKIES ARE EXPECTED WITH SOME POSSIBLE FEW- SCT VFR CLOUDS AT OGB
WITH ATLANTIC MOISTURE COMING ONSHORE.
EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...BREEZY NORTHEAST WINDS EXPECTED TO
PERSIST INTO NEXT WEEK; ALTHOUGH GUSTS MAY SUBSIDE A BIT IN THE
10 TO 15 KNOTS RANGE BY NEXT WEEK.
CAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
SC...NONE.
GA...NONE.
DISCUSSION...7
AVIATION...NS
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