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FXUS62 KCAE 180552
AFDCAE
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
152 AM EDT SUN OCT 18 2026
WHAT HAS CHANGED
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT INTO
THIS EVENING. AVIATION DISCUSSION UPDATED FOR 06Z TAFS.
KEY MESSAGES
- 1. COOL AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY WITH A
LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING.
TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY WARM TO NEAR NORMAL BY THE MID TO LATE
WEEK.
DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGE 1: COOL AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN
TODAY WITH A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING.
TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY WARM TO NEAR NORMAL BY THE MID TO LATE
WEEK.
CLEAR SKIES ARE SEEN ACROSS THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING WITH
HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUING TO RIDGE DOWN INTO THE FA. A COASTAL
LOW CONTINUES TO DEVELOP OFF THE COAST AS WELL AS THE 500MB LOW
SHIFTS OFF THE NC COAST. OVERALL, THIS IS KEEPING PERSISTENT
NORTHERLY TO NORTHEASTERLY FLOW WITH A 30-40 KT LLJ NOTED IN THE
KCAE VAD PROFILE. CONTINUING CAA SHOULD LET MORNING LOWS START
IN THE LOW TO MID 40S BEFORE WINDS PICK UP AS DEEPER MIXING
ENSUES BY 14-16Z. THIS SHOULD ALLOW SOME OF THE ROBUST LLJ TO
MIX DOWN WITH GUSTS UP TO 25- 30 MPH POSSIBLE, CONTINUING INTO
THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. DUE TO THIS, A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM. BESIDES BREEZY
CONDITIONS, HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO ONCE AGAIN
BE BELOW NORMAL, IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S. ANOTHER CHILLY NIGHT
LOOKS TO BE IN STORE TONIGHT AS LOWS BOTTOM OUT IN THE LOW TO
MID 40S AGAIN.
HEADING INTO THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK, MINIMAL CHANGE IN THE
FORECAST IS SEEN. REINFORCING HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD BUILD BACK
IN, POSSIBLY WITH BRIEF SHORTWAVE RIDGING INTO THE MID TO LATE
WEEK. THIS PATTERN SHOULD KEEP MUCH DRIER AIR IN PLACE (PWAT'S
UNDER 0.50"), BUT MOS/NBM AND ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE SUGGESTS
TEMPERATURES SHOULD GRADUALLY REACH CLOSER TO NORMAL BY THE MID
TO LATE WEEK. AT THIS TIME, THERE IS LITTLE CONFIDENCE IN ANY
MEANINGFUL RAIN EVEN INTO NEXT WEEKEND.
AVIATION /06Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/
LLWS THIS MORNING, THEN GUSTS PICK UP AROUND 12Z.
KCAE VAD WIND PROFILE SHOWS 40 KTS AT 2000 FT AGL. WITH SURFACE
WINDS JUST AROUND 5 KTS AT ALL SITES, WE EXPECT LLWS CRITERIA TO
BE MET UNTIL AROUND 12Z WHEN THE STRONGER WINDS BEGIN TO MIX
DOWN. AFTER THAT EXPECT NE WINDS FROM 10 TO 15 KTS WITH GUSTS
AROUND 25 KTS WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
SHOULD SUBSIDE THIS EVENING WITH WINDS EXPECTED TO STAY UP
AROUND 8 TO 10 KTS THROUGH TONIGHT. SKIES SHOULD REMAIN CLEAR OR
MOSTLY CLEAR AS DRY AIR BUILDS INTO THE REGION. NO FOG/STRATUS
CONCERNS GIVEN THE MUCH DRIER AIR IN PLACE AND A MIXED BOUNDARY
LAYER.
EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...PROBABILITY OF RESTRICTIONS
THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD IS LOW.
CAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
SC...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR SCZ016-018-
020>022-025>031-035-037-038-041-115-116-135>137.
GA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR GAZ040-
063>065-077.
DISCUSSION...DH
AVIATION...CJR
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