Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central South Carolina
and East Central Georgia
National Weather Service Columbia SC
130 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

.DISCUSSION...Dry conditions with light winds tonight as surface
high pressure builds into our region. Fair conditions continue for
Tuesday with south to southwest winds developing through the day
and afternoon RH values in the 25-30% range. Increased moisture
returns for Wednesday with the possibility of some isolated
showers, mainly for the northern Midlands. Winds on Wednesday
shift to more westerly.

Fog potential: Patchy shallow fog possible, mainly over river and
creek valleys.


GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-230815-
Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-McCormick-Edgefield-
Including the cities of Lincolnton, Thomson, Martinez, Evans,
McCormick, Clarks Hill, Edgefield, Johnston, and Murphys Estates
130 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip         0            0            0            0
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Min/Max Temp          40           74           47           79
Max/Min RH            92           27           86           37
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  5        Lgt/Var      W  7
Inversion             8pm          58F/10am     8pm          58F/9am
Dispersion            Very Poor    None         Poor         None
Max ADI Early         75 Good      28 Fair      80 Good      86 Good
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  71 Good      4 Very Poor  115 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       3            6            3            5
Max LVORI Late        6            1            4            1
Mixing Height                      5770                      6170
Transport Wind                     SW 10                     W 17
Ventilation Rate                   57700                     104890
DSI                   2            3            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
89 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
39 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
98 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
43 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
91 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum
RH 98 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
41 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
96 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 36 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

SCZ020-021-026-230815-
Newberry-Fairfield-Saluda-
Including the cities of Newberry, Winnsboro, Winnsboro Mills,
Saluda, and Ridge Spring
130 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         Showers
Chance Precip         0            0            0            20
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration                                              0
Precip Begin                                                 2 PM
Precip End                                                   6 PM
Min/Max Temp          40           73           48           78
Max/Min RH            89           28           83           38
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               Lgt/Var                   SW  5
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  5        Lgt/Var      W  6
Inversion             8pm          57F/10am     8pm          58F/9am
Dispersion            Very Poor    None         Fair         None
Max ADI Early         85 Good      32 Fair      83 Good      80 Good
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  81 Good      5 Very Poor  101 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       3            6            3            4
Max LVORI Late        5            1            3            1
Mixing Height                      5800                      5940
Transport Wind                     SW 12                     W 16
Ventilation Rate                   69600                     95040
DSI                   2            3            2            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum
RH 86 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum
RH 98 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
43 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
93 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
45 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum
RH 98 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
42 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
96 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-230815-
Richmond-Burke-Aiken-Barnwell-Bamberg-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waynesboro, Aiken,
North Augusta, Barnwell, Williston, Blackville, Bamberg,
and Denmark
130 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Clear        Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip         0            0            0            0
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Min/Max Temp          40           74           47           80
Max/Min RH            90           25           93           34
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               Lgt/Var                   SW  5
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  8
Inversion             8pm          58F/10am     8pm          58F/9am
Dispersion            Very Poor    None         Fair         None
Max ADI Early         94 Good      23 Fair      59 Gen Good  86 Good
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  56 Gen Good  5 Very Poor  109 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       3            6            3            6
Max LVORI Late        6            1            5            1
Mixing Height                      5660                      6380
Transport Wind                     SW  7                     W 17
Ventilation Rate                   39620                     108460
DSI                   2            3            2            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
91 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
39 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
99 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 41 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
97 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
41 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
39 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
99 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

SCZ016-022-029-115-116-230815-
Chesterfield-Kershaw-Lee-Northern Lancaster-Southern Lancaster-
Including the cities of Cheraw, Pageland, Camden, Lugoff, Elgin,
Bishopville, Andrew Jackson State Park,
Carolina Commons Shopping Center, Community of Almond Glen,
Indian Land, Van Wyck, Lancaster, Springdale, and Lancaster Mill
130 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Type           None         None         None         Showers
Chance Precip         0            0            0            20
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.01
Precip Duration                                              0
Precip Begin                                                 2 PM
Precip End                                                   Continuing
Min/Max Temp          39           73           48           79
Max/Min RH            87           26           82           36
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               Lgt/Var                   SW  6
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  5        Lgt/Var      W  6
Inversion             8pm          57F/10am     7pm          58F/9am
Dispersion            Very Poor    None         Fair         None
Max ADI Early         87 Good      23 Fair      82 Good      72 Good
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  78 Good      7 Poor       93 Good
Max LVORI Early       3            5            3            4
Max LVORI Late        5            1            4            1
Mixing Height                      5740                      5970
Transport Wind                     SW 12                     W 16
Ventilation Rate                   68880                     95520
DSI                   2            3            2            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum
RH 85 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH
97 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
39 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
96 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
40 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum
RH 97 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
40 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
96 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-230815-
Lexington-Richland-Sumter-Calhoun-Clarendon-
Northwestern Orangeburg-Central Orangeburg-
Southeastern Orangeburg-
Including the cities of Seven Oaks, West Columbia, Cayce,
Lexington, Red Bank, Oak Grove, Batesburg-Leesville, Columbia,
Sumter, St. Matthews, Manning, Summerton, North, Springfield,
Neeses, Orangeburg, Brookdale, Holly Hill, Bowman, Branchville,
Elloree, Santee, and Eutawville
130 PM EDT Mon Apr 22 2024

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Clear        Mclear
Precip Type           None         None         None         None
Chance Precip         0            0            0            0
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Min/Max Temp          39           74           47           81
Max/Min RH            89           26           88           34
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               Lgt/Var                   SW  6
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      W  8
Inversion             8pm          58F/10am     8pm          59F/9am
Dispersion            Very Poor    None         Fair         None
Max ADI Early         100 Good     22 Fair      64 Good      81 Good
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  58 Gen Good  6 Very Poor  98 Good
Max LVORI Early       3            6            3            5
Max LVORI Late        5            2            4            1
Mixing Height                      5790                      6170
Transport Wind                     SW  8                     W 18
Ventilation Rate                   46320                     111060
DSI                   2            4            3            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
89 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
99 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
41 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
97 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
42 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum
RH 97 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
41 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
97 percent. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

$$

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal.  Precipitation near normal.

$$


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