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

Current Version | Previous Version | Text Only | Print | Product List | Glossary On
Versions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
000
FNUS52 KCAE 181754 CCA
FWFCAE

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA FOR SOUTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
130 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

.DISCUSSION...MOISTURE WILL REMAIN HIGH TODAY AND TONIGHT
ASSOCIATED WITH A WEST TO EAST ORIENTED FRONTAL ZONE. AVERAGE
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER THE AREA WILL BE AROUND ONE INCH THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT A LITTLE FARTHER
SOUTH WEDNESDAY AND MOISTURE WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT. THERE WILL
BE SOME AREAS OF FOG AND LOW STRATUS WEDNESDAY MORNING.

GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-190915-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLNTON...THOMSON...MARTINEZ...
EVANS...MCCORMICK...EDGEFIELD...JOHNSTON
130 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        70           30           20           20
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS
MIN/MAX TEMP          69           90           68           89
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW  9 G18    LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR      NE  5
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.46         0.14         0.01         0.02
PRECIP DURATION       3            0            0            0
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 PM
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   11 PM        CONTINUING
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY %    97           41           97           43
DSI                                3                         3
LAL                   4            4            2            2
HAINES INDEX          3            4            4            4
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4300                      4600
DISPERSION            11PM-7AM/GD               7PM-8AM/PO
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  8                      NE 10
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 34400                     46000
ADI EARLY             39 FAIR      18 GEN POOR  23 FAIR      23 FAIR
ADI LATE              7 POOR       27 FAIR      2 VERY POOR  37 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            6            4            7
MAX LVORI LATE        6            2            7            2

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.

$$

SCZ020-021-026-190915-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWBERRY...WINNSBORO...SALUDA...
RIDGE SPRING
130 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        70           30           20           20
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS
MIN/MAX TEMP          69           89           67           87
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 10 G20    N  5         LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W  5         N  5         LGT/VAR      NE  5
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.49         0.12         0.01         0.02
PRECIP DURATION       3            0            0            0
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 PM
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 AM        CONTINUING
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY %    98           42           99           44
DSI                                3                         3
LAL                   4            4            2            2
HAINES INDEX          3            5            5            4
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4400                      4700
DISPERSION            11PM-7AM/GD               7PM-8AM/PO
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                NE  8                     NE 10
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 35200                     47000
ADI EARLY             40 FAIR      21 FAIR      27 FAIR      22 FAIR
ADI LATE              8 POOR       31 FAIR      2 VERY POOR  35 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            6            4            8
MAX LVORI LATE        6            2            7            2

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. NORTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 60S.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.

$$

GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-190915-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUGUSTA...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO...
SAVANNAH RIVER SITE...AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...BARNWELL...
WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...BAMBERG...DENMARK
130 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        70           30           20           20
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS
MIN/MAX TEMP          70           89           68           89
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW  8 G17    NW  5        LGT/VAR      LGT/VAR
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW  5        N  5         LGT/VAR      E  6
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.54         0.45         0.05         0.02
PRECIP DURATION       3            0            0            0
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 PM
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   4 AM         CONTINUING
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY %    99           45           99           45
DSI                                3                         3
LAL                   4            4            2            2
HAINES INDEX          4            3            4            4
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4500                      5000
DISPERSION            11PM-7AM/GD               7PM-8AM/PO
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  8                      E 10
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 36000                     50000
ADI EARLY             37 FAIR      22 FAIR      26 FAIR      25 FAIR
ADI LATE              7 POOR       32 FAIR      2 VERY POOR  42 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            7            5            9
MAX LVORI LATE        7            2            8            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.

$$

SCZ015-016-022-029-190915-
LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LANCASTER...ELGIN...CHERAW...PAGELAND...
CAMDEN...LUGOFF...BISHOPVILLE
130 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        70           40           30           20
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS
MIN/MAX TEMP          69           87           67           86
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW 10 G17    N  8         LGT/VAR      NE  6
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) W  7         N  5         LGT/VAR      E  6
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.56         0.25         0.03         0.01
PRECIP DURATION       3            0            0            0
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 PM
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   1 AM         CONTINUING
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY %    98           46           100          47
DSI                                3                         3
LAL                   4            4            2            2
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            4
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4400                      4700
DISPERSION            11PM-7AM/GD               9PM-7AM/FA
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  9                      E 12
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 39600                     56400
ADI EARLY             38 FAIR      28 FAIR      25 FAIR      25 FAIR
ADI LATE              10 POOR      31 FAIR      3 VERY POOR  37 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            6            5            8
MAX LVORI LATE        6            2            8            2

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 46 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 49 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.

$$

SCZ027-028-031-036>038-190915-
LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST COLUMBIA...CAYCE...LEXINGTON...
RED BANK...COLUMBIA...SUMTER...ORANGEBURG...ST. MATTHEWS...
MANNING...SUMMERTON
130 PM EDT TUE JUN 18 2013

                      TONIGHT      WED          WED NIGHT    THU

CLOUD COVER           MCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY        PCLDY
PRECIP CHC (%)        70           30           30           20
PRECIP TYPE           TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS        TSTMS
MIN/MAX TEMP          71           88           68           88
WND20FT2MIN/EARLY(MPH)SW  9 G15    NW  7        LGT/VAR      NE  6
WND20FT2MIN/LATE(MPH) SW  7        N  5         LGT/VAR      E  6
PRECIP AMOUNT         0.57         0.49         0.05         0.02
PRECIP DURATION       3            0            0            0
PRECIP BEGIN          6 PM         CONTINUING   CONTINUING   12 PM
PRECIP END            CONTINUING   CONTINUING   4 AM         CONTINUING
MAX/MIN HUMIDITY %    99           47           100          44
DSI                                3                         3
LAL                   4            4            2            2
HAINES INDEX          4            4            4            4
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL)                 4500                      5000
DISPERSION            11PM-7AM/GD               9PM-7AM/FA
TRANSPORT WND (MPH)                N  9                      E 13
VENT RATE (MPH-FT)                 40500                     65000
ADI EARLY             39 FAIR      28 FAIR      27 FAIR      25 FAIR
ADI LATE              9 POOR       31 FAIR      3 VERY POOR  39 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY       4            7            5            9
MAX LVORI LATE        6            2            8            1

REMARKS...NONE.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER
60S. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 70. HIGHS
IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 45 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

$$








USA.gov is the U.S. government's official web portal to all federal, state and local government web resources and services.