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Spot Forecast for Fort Eisenhower Prescribed Fire Program...Dod
National Weather Service Columbia SC
828 AM EDT Mon Apr 29 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0900 EDT on April 29.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...Light winds this morning increasing out of the south
around 1100 LST when the inversion mixes out. Speeds this afternoon
around 7-10 mph with a few gusts to around 13 mph. Relative humidity
reaching minimum values late this afternoon after 1500 LST around 35
to 38 percent. Excellent recoveries tonight along with some patchy fog.
There will be a chance for showers and thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon,
mainly after 1400 LST with gusty and erratic winds possible in and near
storms. 20-ft winds remain southerly at 7-10 mph with gusts to around 15
mph outside of convection. Minimum humidity in the 40 to 45 percent range
with rain chances continuing through midnight and winds decreasing to
less than 5 mph. Excellent humidity recoveries once again Tuesday night.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (15-25 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 81.
Min humidity........38 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 6 to 9 mph.
Mixing height.......6100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 8 to 14 mph.
LVORI...............3.
ADI.................13 early in the morning increasing to 73 in the
                    afternoon.

TIME (EDT)      9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
Sky (%).........27  28  28  26  28  17  19  18  15
Weather cov.....
Weather type....
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Temp............64  68  73  75  78  79  81  81  81
RH..............78  68  57  52  47  42  39  38  38
Aparnt tmp (F)..64  68  73  75  78  79  81  80  80
20 FT wind dir..S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
20 FT wind dir..180 190 200 200 190 190 180 170 170
20 FT wind spd..6   7   8   8   8   9   9   9   9
20 FT wind gust.9   10  13  13  13  13  13  13  13
Mix hgt (kft)...1.3 3.0 4.3 4.8 5.4 5.8 5.9 6.1 6.1
Transp wind dir.S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S   S
Transp wind dir.160 190 200 200 200 200 190 180 170
Transp wind spd.8   10  14  13  10  10  10  10  10
LVORI...........4   3   1   1   1   1   1   1   1
ADI.............13  40  71  73  65  67  68  70  70

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 61.
Max humidity........97 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 6 to 9 mph.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 8 to 13 mph.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................60 early in the evening decreasing to 4 late in
                    the night.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%).........18     23     22     12     25     45
Weather cov.....
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........
Chc of pcpn (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
Temp............80     76     70     67     64     62
RH..............39     50     61     73     84     90
Aparnt tmp (F)..80     76     70     67     64     62
20 FT wind......S 8    S 6    S 7    S 9    S 9    S 7
20 FT wind gust.12     8      10     13     13     10
20 FT wind dir..170    160    160    160    170    170
Mix hgt (ft)....5900   500    500    400    500    500
Transp wind dir.170    160    180    180    170    170
Transport wind..S 9    S 8    S 10   S 13   S 13   S 10
LVORI...........1      2      3      3      4      5
ADI.............60     4      5      8      8      7

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (55-65 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 84.
Min humidity........43 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 to 9 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms late in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......5400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 9 to 13 mph.
LVORI...............4.
ADI.................7 early in the morning increasing to 72 in the
                    afternoon.

TIME (EDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........57        62        61        61
Weather cov.....                    S CHC     CHANCE
Weather type....NONE      NONE      RNSHWR    RNSHWR
Tstm cov........                              CHANCE
Chc of pcpn (%).0         10        20        30
Temp............61        67        78        82
RH..............93        83        56        44
Aparnt tmp (F)..61        67        78        82
20 FT wind......S 6G10    S 6G12    S 8G15    SW 9G16
20 FT wind dir..180       200       200       210
Mix hgt (ft)....500       1300      3900      5400
Transp wind dir.170       180       220       210
Transport wind..S 10      S 10      SW 13     SW 10
LVORI...........6         4         1         1
ADI.............7         17        60        64

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy (45-55 percent) then becoming
                    partly cloudy (30-40 percent). Chance of
                    showers and thunderstorms in the evening and
                    overnight.
Chance of pcpn......30 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 61.
Max humidity........100 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 7 mph early in the evening
                    becoming light. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the evening and
                    overnight.
Mixing height.......600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 7 to 8 mph shifting to the southeast
                    6 to 7 mph overnight.
LVORI...............6.
ADI.................3 to 29.

TIME (EDT)      6 PM      9 PM      MIDNGT    3 AM
Sky (%).........51        38        39        24
Weather cov.....CHANCE    CHANCE    CHANCE
Weather type....RNSHWR    RNSHWR    RNSHWR    NONE
Tstm cov........CHANCE    CHANCE    CHANCE
Chc of pcpn (%).30        30        30        10
Temp............80        72        66        63
RH..............49        70        85        98
Aparnt tmp (F)..81        72        66        63
20 FT wind......SW 7G13   SW 3G7    S 3G7     SW 3G6
20 FT wind dir..220       210       200       210
Mix hgt (ft)....3000      600       600       700
Transp wind dir.210       230       140       130
Transport wind..SW 8      SW 7      SE 7      SE 7
LVORI...........2         3         5         9
ADI.............29        3         3         3

$$
Forecaster...Carpenter
Requested by...Zachary Hardy
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2412678.0/CAE
.DELDT 04/29/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL zachary.a.hardy2.ctr@army.mil