Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
000
FNUS52 KCAE 220906
FWFCAE
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
406 AM EST SUN NOV 22 2009
.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE GULF COAST WILL TRACK NORTHEAST AND SPREAD
RAIN INTO THE AREA FROM SOUTH TO NORTH TODAY. AREAS OF FOG WILL DEVELOP IN THE
RAIN TONIGHT. RAIN DIMINISH MONDAY BUT LOW CLOUDS AND DRIZZLE EXPECTED.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-222115-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ...
EVANS...MCCORMICK...EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON
406 AM EST SUN NOV 22 2009
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
PRECIP CHC (%) 100 90 40
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 45 54
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NE 8 NE 7
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 7 NE 8 NE 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.38 0.25 0.07
PRECIP DURATION 10 11 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY 78 100 83
DSI 1 N/A 1
LAL 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 3 2 2
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1600 2100
DISPERSION 11PM-7AM/GD
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 16 NE 9
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 25600 18900
ADI EARLY 8 POOR 11 POOR 8 POOR
ADI LATE 27 FAIR 8 POOR 15 GEN POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 6 8
MAX LVORI LATE 4 7 4
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. AREAS OF DRIZZLE...THEN PATCHY DRIZZLE. LOWS
IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
$$
SCZ020-021-026-222115-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWBERRY...WINNSBORO...SALUDA...
RIDGE SPRING
406 AM EST SUN NOV 22 2009
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
PRECIP CHC (%) 100 90 70
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN
MAX/MIN TEMP 50 45 53
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NE 7 NE 7
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 7 NE 7 NE 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.28 0.29 0.08
PRECIP DURATION 7 12 7
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY 77 100 83
DSI 1 N/A 1
LAL 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 3 2 2
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1800 2100
DISPERSION 9PM-7AM/FA
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 16 NE 10
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 28800 21000
ADI EARLY 7 POOR 11 POOR 9 POOR
ADI LATE 27 FAIR 9 POOR 15 GEN POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 6 6
MAX LVORI LATE 4 6 5
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. AREAS OF DRIZZLE...THEN PATCHY DRIZZLE. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60.
MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
$$
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-222115-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUGUSTA...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO...
AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...BARNWELL...WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...
BAMBERG...DENMARK
406 AM EST SUN NOV 22 2009
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
PRECIP CHC (%) 100 80 30
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 45 55
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NE 7 NE 6
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 7 NE 7 NE 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.43 0.26 0.06
PRECIP DURATION 10 11 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY 80 100 85
DSI 1 N/A 1
LAL 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 3 2 3
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1800 2100
DISPERSION 9PM-7AM/FA
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 16 NE 9
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 28800 18900
ADI EARLY 8 POOR 12 POOR 7 POOR
ADI LATE 27 FAIR 8 POOR 14 GEN POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 6 7
MAX LVORI LATE 4 7 5
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. AREAS OF DRIZZLE...THEN PATCHY DRIZZLE. LOWS
IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
$$
SCZ015-016-022-029-222115-
LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...CHERAW...PAGELAND...
CAMDEN...LUGOFF...BISHOPVILLE
406 AM EST SUN NOV 22 2009
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
PRECIP CHC (%) 100 100 70
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN
MAX/MIN TEMP 52 46 54
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NE 8 NE 8
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 8 NE 8 NE 7
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.18 0.38 0.08
PRECIP DURATION 7 12 7
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY 78 100 87
DSI 1 N/A 1
LAL 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 3 2 2
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1900 2000
DISPERSION 11PM-7AM/GD
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 17 NE 12
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 32300 24000
ADI EARLY 9 POOR 13 GEN POOR 9 POOR
ADI LATE 29 FAIR 10 POOR 16 GEN POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 5 6
MAX LVORI LATE 4 6 5
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. AREAS OF DRIZZLE...THEN PATCHY DRIZZLE. LOWS
IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS
IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60.
MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
$$
SCZ027-028-031-036>038-222115-
LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...LEXINGTON...
RED BANK...COLUMBIA...SUMTER...ORANGEBURG...ST. MATTHEWS...
MANNING...SUMMERTON
406 AM EST SUN NOV 22 2009
TODAY TONIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER CLOUDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
PRECIP CHC (%) 100 90 40
PRECIP TYPE RAIN RAIN RAIN
MAX/MIN TEMP 53 46 56
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)NE 7 NE 6
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) NE 7 NE 8 N 6
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.31 0.35 0.05
PRECIP DURATION 7 12 3
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIN/MAX HUMIDITY 81 100 88
DSI 1 N/A 1
LAL 1 1 1
HAINES INDEX 3 2 3
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL) 1600 2100
DISPERSION 9PM-7AM/FA
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) NE 17 NE 12
VENT RATE (MPH-FT) 27200 25200
ADI EARLY 9 POOR 12 POOR 8 POOR
ADI LATE 28 FAIR 10 POOR 18 GEN POOR
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 6 6
MAX LVORI LATE 4 7 5
REMARKS...NONE.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY...CLOUDY. AREAS OF DRIZZLE...THEN PATCHY DRIZZLE. LOWS
IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN
THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS AROUND 60.
MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
$$
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
$$
