Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook) Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
000
FNUS52 KCAE 190908
FWFCAE
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR SOUTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
508 AM EDT WED JUN 19 2013
.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT CROSSING THE NORTHERN MIDLANDS
THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH TODAY...TO PUSH SOUTH OF
THE CSRA THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL
SHIFT NORTHEAST IN ITS WAKE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM WILL BE
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS AHEAD OF THE FRONT. MIN RH WILL RANGE
FROM AROUND 50 PERCENT ACROSS THE NORTH MIDLANDS TO AROUND 60
PERCENT OVER THE CSRA THIS AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL RANGE
FROM 3500 SOUTH TO NEAR 4800 FEET NORTH. LITTLE IN THE WAY OF
FOG IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BE NORTHEAST
10 TO 20 KNOTS THURSDAY WITH MIXING HEIGHTS 4000 TO 5000 FEET.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-192115-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ...
EVANS...MCCORMICK...EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON
508 AM EDT WED JUN 19 2013
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%) 20 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE
MAX/MIN TEMP 84 67 87
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 5
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY % 53 98 44
DSI 2 3
LAL 4 1 1
HAINES INDEX 3 5 5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4700 5300
DISPERSION 7PM-8AM/PO
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 10 NE 13
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 47000 68900
ADI EARLY 25 FAIR 24 FAIR 43 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 28 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 52 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 4 7
MAX LVORI LATE 3 7 1
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
$$
SCZ020-021-026-192115-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWBERRY...WINNSBORO...SALUDA...
RIDGE SPRING
508 AM EDT WED JUN 19 2013
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%) 20 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE
MAX/MIN TEMP 84 66 86
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)N 5 LGT/VAR NE 5
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 5 LGT/VAR NE 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.02 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM
PRECIP END 2 PM
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY % 51 98 43
DSI 2 3
LAL 4 1 1
HAINES INDEX 3 5 5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4700 5200
DISPERSION 7PM-8AM/PO
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 15 NE 13
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 70500 67600
ADI EARLY 40 FAIR 39 FAIR 43 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 45 GEN GOOD 3 VERY POOR 51 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 4 7
MAX LVORI LATE 2 6 1
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
$$
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-192115-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUGUSTA...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO...
SAVANNAH RIVER SITE...AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...BARNWELL...
WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...BAMBERG...DENMARK
508 AM EDT WED JUN 19 2013
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%) 40 30 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
MAX/MIN TEMP 85 67 88
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 7 G17
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NW 5 LGT/VAR NE 9 G17
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.28 0.06 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 3 AM
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY % 59 100 45
DSI 2 3
LAL 4 2 2
HAINES INDEX 3 5 5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4100 4700
DISPERSION 7PM-8AM/PO
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NW 10 NE 18
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 41000 84600
ADI EARLY 14 GEN POOR 24 FAIR 43 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 25 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 63 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 6 8
MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 1
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
$$
SCZ015-016-022-029-192115-
LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...CHERAW...PAGELAND...
CAMDEN...LUGOFF...BISHOPVILLE
508 AM EDT WED JUN 19 2013
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%) 30 0 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS NONE NONE
MAX/MIN TEMP 84 66 85
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)N 6 LGT/VAR NE 7 G18
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 6 LGT/VAR NE 8 G18
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.08 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 0 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM
PRECIP END 12 PM
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY % 53 100 44
DSI 2 3
LAL 4 2 1
HAINES INDEX 4 5 5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4700 4600
DISPERSION 7PM-8AM/PO
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 15 NE 17
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 70500 78200
ADI EARLY 39 FAIR 40 FAIR 47 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 49 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 58 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 5 7
MAX LVORI LATE 1 7 1
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. EAST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
$$
SCZ027-028-031-036>038-192115-
LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...LEXINGTON...
RED BANK...COLUMBIA...SUMTER...ORANGEBURG...ST. MATTHEWS...
MANNING...SUMMERTON
508 AM EDT WED JUN 19 2013
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%) 50 30 0
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS NONE
MAX/MIN TEMP 84 67 86
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 8 G20
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) N 5 LGT/VAR NE 9 G20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.24 0.04 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 0 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING 12 AM
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY % 58 100 45
DSI 2 3
LAL 4 2 1
HAINES INDEX 3 5 5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 4300 4600
DISPERSION 7PM-8AM/PO
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) N 12 NE 18
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 51600 82800
ADI EARLY 20 GEN POOR 31 FAIR 47 GEN GOOD
ADI LATE 32 FAIR 6 VERY POOR 57 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 5 6
MAX LVORI LATE 3 7 1
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
$$
ADI IS ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION INDEX BY LAVDAS.
1-6..... VERY POOR
7-12.... POOR
13-20... GENERALLY POOR
21-40... FAIR
41-60... GENERALLY GOOD
61-100.. GOOD
>100.... VERY GOOD
LVORI IS LOW VISIBILITY OCCURRENCE RISK INDEX.
LVORI RANGES FROM 1 TO 10 WHERE 1 REPRESENTS THE LOWEST RISK
AND 10 REPRESENTS THE HIGHEST RISK
$$