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 FOR SOUTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
205 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

.DISCUSSION...THE THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN
ACROSS THE MIDLANDS AND CSRA TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT SLOWLY MOVES
SOUTH OF THE AREA. MOISTURE WILL DIMINISH FROM THE NORTH TONIGHT
INTO THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTH. THE
CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN FOR THE WEEKEND
AS INCREASINGLY WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS RETURN. MIXING HEIGHTS
WILL RANGE FROM 4700 TO 5100 FEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT
WINDS WILL BE NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 KTS. LITTLE IN THE WAY OF
FOG IS EXPECTED TONIGHT.

GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-200945-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ...
EVANS...MCCORMICK...EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON
205 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        30           0            0            0
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         NONE
MIN/MAX TEMP          67           88           66           88
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      NE  6        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      NE  8 G15    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.02         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            0
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM
PRECIP END            1 AM
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY %    98           41           93           36
DSI                                3                         3
LAL                   1            1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          4            4            5            6
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 5200                      4500
DISPERSION            7PM-8AM/PO                9PM-7AM/PO
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE 16                     NE 12
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 83200                     54000
ADI EARLY             24 FAIR      45 GEN GOOD  42 GEN GOOD  26 FAIR
ADI LATE              4 VERY POOR  64 GOOD      4 VERY POOR  42 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            6            4            6
MAX LVORI LATE        6            1            6            2

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 44 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. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

$$

SCZ020-021-026-200945-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWBERRY...WINNSBORO...SALUDA...
RIDGE SPRING
205 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        0            0            0            0
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE
MIN/MAX TEMP          66           88           65           87
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      NE  6 G15    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      NE  9 G16    LGT/VAR      N  5
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            0
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY %    95           41           93           38
DSI                                3                         3
LAL                   1            1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          4            5            5            5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 5100                      4500
DISPERSION            7PM-8AM/PO                9PM-7AM/PO
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE 16                     N 15
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 81600                     67500
ADI EARLY             39 FAIR      50 GEN GOOD  42 GEN GOOD  32 FAIR
ADI LATE              4 VERY POOR  66 GOOD      4 VERY POOR  47 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            6            4            6
MAX LVORI LATE        6            1            6            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 44 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. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-200945-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUGUSTA...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO...
SAVANNAH RIVER SITE...AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...BARNWELL...
WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...BAMBERG...DENMARK
205 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        60           0            0            0
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         NONE
MIN/MAX TEMP          68           89           66           88
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      NE  7 G16    E  6         LGT/VAR
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      NE 10 G17    LGT/VAR      NE  6
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.08         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       2            0            0            0
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM
PRECIP END            4 AM
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY %    99           43           97           39
DSI                                3                         3
LAL                   2            2            1            2
HAINES INDEX          3            4            5            5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4700                      4600
DISPERSION            7PM-8AM/PO                9PM-7AM/PO
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE 18                     NE 15
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 84600                     69000
ADI EARLY             24 FAIR      40 FAIR      46 GEN GOOD  31 FAIR
ADI LATE              4 VERY POOR  60 GEN GOOD  4 VERY POOR  50 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       6            8            4            7
MAX LVORI LATE        8            1            7            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

$$

SCZ015-016-022-029-200945-
LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...CHERAW...PAGELAND...
CAMDEN...LUGOFF...BISHOPVILLE
205 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        0            0            0            0
PRECIP TYPE           NONE         NONE         NONE         NONE
MIN/MAX TEMP          66           88           64           87
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      NE  8 G18    NE  5        NE  6
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      NE 10 G18    LGT/VAR      N  8 G16
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.00         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            0
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY %    100          41           96           38
DSI                                3                         3
LAL                   2            1            1            1
HAINES INDEX          4            6            5            5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4800                      4700
DISPERSION            7PM-8AM/PO                9PM-7AM/PO
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE 18                     N 17
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 86400                     79900
ADI EARLY             40 FAIR      44 GEN GOOD  44 GEN GOOD  40 FAIR
ADI LATE              5 VERY POOR  63 GOOD      5 VERY POOR  63 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            6            4            6
MAX LVORI LATE        7            1            6            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.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 51 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS AROUND 90.
MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

$$

SCZ027-028-031-036>038-200945-
LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...LEXINGTON...
RED BANK...COLUMBIA...SUMTER...ORANGEBURG...ST. MATTHEWS...
MANNING...SUMMERTON
205 PM EDT WED JUN 19 2013

                      TONIGHT      THU          THU NIGHT    FRI

CLOUD COVER           PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        30           0            0            0
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        NONE         NONE         NONE
MIN/MAX TEMP          68           87           65           87
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)LGT/VAR      NE  9 G19    NE  6 G15    NE  5
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      NE 11 G20    LGT/VAR      N  8 G15
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.05         0.00         0.00         0.00
PRECIP DURATION       0            0            0            0
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM
PRECIP END            4 AM
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY %    99           45           97           39
DSI                                3                         3
LAL                   2            2            1            2
HAINES INDEX          3            4            5            5
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4700                      4600
DISPERSION            7PM-8AM/PO                9PM-7AM/PO
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE 21                     N 17
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 98700                     78200
ADI EARLY             31 FAIR      44 GEN GOOD  47 GEN GOOD  37 FAIR
ADI LATE              8 POOR       57 GEN GOOD  6 VERY POOR  58 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       5            6            4            6
MAX LVORI LATE        7            1            6            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.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 50 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S.
MINIMUM RH 51 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

$$





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