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Spot Forecast for 2024 CSNWR Rx fire...US Fish and Wildlife Service
National Weather Service Columbia SC
401 AM EDT Tue Apr 23 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1000 EDT on April 23.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...High pressure ridge over the area this morning will
gradually slide eastward through the day and be offshore tonight.
Patchy fog along area creeks and ponds will mix out by 9 am and
with the cool start to the day the morning inversion will lift
around 10 am. Winds through midday will be squirrelly then become
southwesterly at 4 to 6 mph under the canopy and 6 to 8 mph in
open areas. Afternoon minimum RH will be around 25 percent. This
evening an inversion will develop with mixing heights rapidly
lowering however winds will remain around 5 mph overnight as a
weak front will be approaching from the northwest. Patchy fog will
be possible tonight mainly along area lakes and rivers.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (0-10 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 73.
Min humidity........25 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph late
                    in the morning.
Mixing height.......5600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 6 to 14 mph.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................13 early in the morning increasing to 85 in the
                    afternoon.

TIME (EDT)      10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........2   5   1   0   0   0   1   3
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............57  62  66  68  69  71  72  73
RH..............48  37  32  30  28  26  25  26
Aparnt tmp (F)..57  62  66  68  69  71  72  73
20 FT wind dir..SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
20 FT wind dir..220 210 210 210 220 220 220 220
20 FT wind spd..3   4   4   5   5   6   6   5
20 FT wind gust.5   6   6   7   8   8   8   8
Mix hgt (kft)...1.8 3.1 4.1 4.8 5.3 5.5 5.6 5.4
Transp wind dir.SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW  SW
Transp wind dir.220 220 230 220 230 240 240 230
Transp wind spd.6   6   7   8   9   12  13  14
LVORI...........2   2   1   1   1   1   1   1
ADI.............13  23  36  45  56  72  81  85

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (5-15 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 51.
Max humidity........74 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 7 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 12 to 15 mph.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................85 early in the evening decreasing to 5 late in
                    the night.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%).........2      3      3      6      12     13
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
Temp............71     65     61     58     54     52
RH..............30     40     48     55     66     71
Aparnt tmp (F)..71     65     61     58     54     52
20 FT wind......SW 5   S 5    S 5    SW 6   SW 6   SW 6
20 FT wind gust.8      8      8      9      9      9
20 FT wind dir..220    200    200    210    210    220
Mix hgt (ft)....4900   600    300    300    300    300
Transp wind dir.220    200    200    210    220    220
Transport wind..SW 15  S 12   S 13   SW 14  SW 15  SW 14
LVORI...........1      2      2      2      3      3
ADI.............85     5      8      9      10     9

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (35-45 percent). Slight chance of
                    rain showers late in the afternoon.
Chance of pcpn......20 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 77.
Min humidity........38 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 10 to 12 mph shifting to the
                    west 9 to 10 mph late in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......4500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 13 to 18 mph.
LVORI...............2.
ADI.................10 early in the morning increasing to 74 in the
                    afternoon.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........18        21        33        60
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0         0         10        10
Temp............53        59        71        76
RH..............71        62        44        38
Aparnt tmp (F)..53        59        71        76
20 FT wind......SW 10G15  SW 10G17  W 10G15   W 10G15
20 FT wind dir..230       240       260       280
Mix hgt (ft)....300       1400      3800      4300
Transp wind dir.230       250       270       280
Transport wind..SW 15     W 17      W 16      W 14
LVORI...........3         1         1         1
ADI.............10        31        73        70

$$
Forecaster...Proud
Requested by...Perrine
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2411772.0/CAE
.DELDT 04/23/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL nathan_perrine@fws.gov
National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
