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
218 PM EDT Mon Mar 18 2024

.DISCUSSION...
Very dry conditions expected Tuesday as winds shift from the
north-northwest to southwest late Tuesday morning; afternoon
RH`s will fall to around 20% and southwest winds gust to 20 mph
in the afternoon. Moisture starts to return Wednesday with RH`s
recovering slightly, but a dry front will push through late
Wednesday night into Thursday. This will shift winds from the
southwest to out of the east by Thursday morning. Widespread
showers then expected late Thursday and throughout the day
Friday as a low pressure system pushes to our south.

Fog potential for tonight: Fog not expected.


GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-190830-
Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-McCormick-Edgefield-
Including the cities of Lincolnton, Thomson, Martinez, Evans,
McCormick, Clarks Hill, Edgefield, Johnston, and Murphys Estates
218 PM EDT Mon Mar 18 2024

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Clear        Clear
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          31           60           38           72
Max/Min RH            63           19           67           29
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               Lgt/Var                   W  7
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW 12 G22    W  7         SW  7        W  9
Inversion             None         None         7pm          50F/10am
Dispersion            Excellent    None         Good         None
Max ADI Early         90 Good      23 Fair      66 Good      37 Fair
Max ADI Late          18 Gen Poor  71 Good      12 Poor      82 Good
Max LVORI Early       2            3            2            3
Max LVORI Late        2            1            2            1
Mixing Height                      4480                      5340
Transport Wind                     W 18                      W 20
Ventilation Rate                   80640                     106800
DSI                   4            3            1            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
80 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
31 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum
RH 85 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Cooler. Highs in the
upper 50s. Minimum RH 69 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 40s. Maximum RH 98 percent. Northeast winds around
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
46 percent. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
86 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 37 percent.
Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
80 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 40 percent.
East winds around 10 mph.

$$

SCZ020-021-026-190830-
Newberry-Fairfield-Saluda-
Including the cities of Newberry, Winnsboro, Winnsboro Mills,
Saluda, and Ridge Spring
218 PM EDT Mon Mar 18 2024

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Clear        Clear
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          30           59           38           71
Max/Min RH            62           20           66           29
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               Lgt/Var                   W  6
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW 10 G18    W  7         SW  8 G18    W  8
Inversion             None         None         7pm          49F/10am
Dispersion            Excellent    None         Excellent    None
Max ADI Early         95 Good      35 Fair      66 Good      31 Fair
Max ADI Late          19 Gen Poor  73 Good      20 Gen Poor  77 Good
Max LVORI Early       2            3            2            2
Max LVORI Late        2            1            2            1
Mixing Height                      4490                      6070
Transport Wind                     W 18                      W 17
Ventilation Rate                   80820                     103190
DSI                   4            3            1            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
72 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
30 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
79 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Cooler. Highs in the
upper 50s. Minimum RH 65 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 40s. Maximum RH 98 percent. Northeast winds around
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
46 percent. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
82 percent. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH
79 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
43 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph.

$$

GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-190830-
Richmond-Burke-Aiken-Barnwell-Bamberg-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waynesboro, Aiken,
North Augusta, Barnwell, Williston, Blackville, Bamberg,
and Denmark
218 PM EDT Mon Mar 18 2024

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Clear        Clear        Clear        Clear
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          32           60           37           73
Max/Min RH            61           20           71           28
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               NW  5                     W  7
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW 12 G22    W  7         SW  7        W  9
Inversion             None         None         7pm          50F/10am
Dispersion            Excellent    None         Good         None
Max ADI Early         85 Good      29 Fair      60 Gen Good  37 Fair
Max ADI Late          21 Fair      66 Good      12 Poor      77 Good
Max LVORI Early       2            3            2            3
Max LVORI Late        2            1            3            1
Mixing Height                      4390                      5130
Transport Wind                     W 17                      W 20
Ventilation Rate                   74630                     102600
DSI                   4            3            1            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
82 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
30 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum
RH 87 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Cooler. Highs in the
lower 60s. Minimum RH 69 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s. Maximum RH 99 percent. Northeast winds around
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
48 percent. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
85 percent. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
81 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Northeast winds around 10 mph.

$$

SCZ016-022-029-115-116-190830-
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
218 PM EDT Mon Mar 18 2024

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Clear        Clear
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          31           59           38           73
Max/Min RH            58           21           64           26
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               NW  5                     W  6
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW  9 G20    W  7         SW  8 G21    W  8
Inversion             None         None         7pm          50F/10am
Dispersion            Excellent    None         Excellent    None
Max ADI Early         83 Good      47 Gen Good  67 Good      31 Fair
Max ADI Late          19 Gen Poor  74 Good      19 Gen Poor  81 Good
Max LVORI Early       2            2            2            2
Max LVORI Late        2            1            2            1
Mixing Height                      4580                      6220
Transport Wind                     W 18                      W 18
Ventilation Rate                   82440                     111960
DSI                   4            3            1            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
67 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
26 percent. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
76 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs around 60.
Minimum RH 62 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s. Maximum RH 96 percent. Northeast winds around
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 60s. Minimum RH 46 percent. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
78 percent. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
38 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH
76 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH
42 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

$$

SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-190830-
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
218 PM EDT Mon Mar 18 2024

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Mclear       Clear        Clear        Clear
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          33           60           38           73
Max/Min RH            57           21           67           28
Wind 20ft/early(mph)               NW  6                     W  7
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   NW 11 G22    W  7         SW  8 G17    W  9
Inversion             None         None         7pm          50F/10am
Dispersion            Excellent    None         Excellent    None
Max ADI Early         86 Good      43 Gen Good  66 Good      32 Fair
Max ADI Late          22 Fair      68 Good      19 Gen Poor  78 Good
Max LVORI Early       2            2            2            2
Max LVORI Late        2            1            2            1
Mixing Height                      4460                      5430
Transport Wind                     W 17                      W 20
Ventilation Rate                   75820                     108600
DSI                   4            3            1            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
74 percent. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. Minimum RH 30 percent.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum
RH 81 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the lower
60s. Minimum RH 67 percent. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 40s. Maximum RH 97 percent. Northeast winds around
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
47 percent. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
81 percent. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
40 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH
78 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH
43 percent. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

$$

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

$$


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